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United States: DOJ & OSHA – NDAs Can’t Silence Whistleblowers - GlobalComplianceNews
In brief On January 14, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division and Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Joint Statement1, asserting...
Read moreTrump Administration Rescinds Certain Equal Employment-Related Executive Orders and Prohibits “DEI” | Advisories - Arnold & Porter
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a sweeping executive order, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the EO), rescinding prior executive actions dating bac...
Read moreDid Trump revoke the Equal Employment Opportunity Act? Here’s what to know - The Independent
For decades, presidents have issued executive orders expanding and strengthening diversity programs within the federal workforce – Trump revoked a batch on Tuesday In keeping with his promise to e...
Read moreIllinois Eliminates Subminimum Wages for Disabled Employees - JD Supra
On January 21, 2025, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act (HB793) into law. The Dignity in Pay Act mandates that subminimum wage authorizations otherwise authorized under federal law...
Read moreFederal Court Decision Strikes Down the Department of Labor’s Increase in Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees - JD Supra
On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in State of Texas v. Plano Chamber of Commerce, struck down, on a nationwide basis, a Department of Labor (...
Read moreLA Employment Atty Says Ex-Partners Stiffed Him $1.5M - Law360
sued his former law firm partners in Golden State court, alleging they refuse to pay him back both the $585,000 he loaned to keep the struggling firm afloat and the roughly $1 million of his owners...
Read more2024 Recap: California Employment Law Year in Review – Events - Morgan Lewis
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM Eastern Standard Time 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central Standard Time 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Standard Time Register Now Join us as we recap the key ...
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False Claims Act Developments: DEI Certification Requirements - What Companies Need to Know - Foley Hoag
Foley Hoag’s False Claims Act Defense and Higher Education lawyers will share an in-depth discussion of the latest False Claims Act developments, specifically as they relate to academic institutio...