By: Adam R. Young, Jennifer L. Mora, and Frederick T. Smith Seyfarth Synopsis: President Trump’s December 2025 Executive Order signals a possible shift in federal marijuana policy, but […]
EEOC Opens EEO-1 Data Collection and Cautions Employers There Is No “Diversity Exception” to Title VII
Updated August 6, 2025. On August 1, 2025, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division announced it had terminated a 1981 court-ordered consent degree in Luevano v. Ezell. The press release […]
Navigating the New Public Health Environment: How Employers Should Approach CDC and NIOSH Guidance on Health Hazards in the Trump Administration
Under OSHA’s General Duty Clause, employers must provide a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause serious injury or death. OSHA regulations require PPE and respiratory protection […]
TPS for Syria Comes to an End: What Employers Need to Know
By: Dawn Lurie, Alexander Madrak, and Isabella Cohen In a move that will impact thousands of workers and their employers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially […]
DHS Ends Automatic EAD Extensions: What Employers Need to Know Now
By: Dawn Lurie and Selene Malench* In a significant policy shift, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register on […]
Employer’s Failure to Require Confidentiality Agreements Leads to Dismissal of Trade Secret Claims
On September 12, 2025, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed an employer’s trade secret and fraud claims, finding that the employer […]
New York City To Require Large Employers To Disclose Race and Gender Pay Data
On December 4, 2025, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Adams’s vetoes of two new laws that will require large employers to disclose certain race- […]
Employers, Beware: Suits Sprout Over Workplace Discussion of Israel-Hamas War
“These are the toughest issues for HR to handle, and so it’s imperative that they be involved on a daily basis, communicating with all impacted employees. You know, […]
Divided 8th Circuit Reinstates Wage Dispute as Questions Remain Over Employer’s Communicated Policies
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit revived an overtime payment suit against a residential care facility, determining that questions of fact remained if its employees […]
Employers Face New Biometric Privacy Suits as Litigators Revive Old Illinois Law
Illinois has been a hot spot for biometric privacy litigation in the past few years, and, despite recent legislative changes aimed at limiting potential damages, the venue still appears […]