Rapid changes across the federal government are creating tremendous ambiguity for the private sector, particularly around employment and immigration issues.
To help employers address the quickly evolving landscape and prepare for likely policy shifts, Mintz Immigration Practice Chair John Quill and Employment Associates Corbin Carter and Emma Follansbee hosted a webinar on February 25 in partnership with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Northeast. They explored the potential impacts of the Trump administration in relation to a broad spectrum of issues, including wage and hour law, workplace safety, DOL investigations, EEOC matters, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, union organizing and labor activities, immigration, potential travel delays, and travel bans.
Along with the expected favoring of business interests and the scaling back of Biden-era executive orders, the attorneys anticipate an increase in regulatory activity at the state level.
Companies need to comply with workplace safety regulations mandated by California, Washington, and other jurisdictions, for example, despite a regulatory freeze that put some proposed federal OSHA rules on hold, Emma said.
She also urged businesses to track and adopt strategies to address the extensive network of state non-compete laws amid the likely Trump administration rollback of Biden-era attempts to ban most non-competes nationwide.
“The non-compete landscape is highly, highly state-specific….It is...
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