Brooke T. Iley and Dominique L. Casimir ● Uncertainty for companies when making business decisions is a new norm. Tariffs aren’t going to be the only thing that is on again and off again. The same is happening with directives governing
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Court Temporarily Hits the Brakes on EO 14173 Ending Illegal Discrimination: What Employers Should Know
Anthony B. Haller, Brooke T. Iley, and Theresa A. Topping ● Big Picture On February 21, 2025, a federal judge in the District Court of Maryland granted a temporary injunction blocking portions of President Trump’s Executive Orders “Ending Illegal Discrimination and…
What Employers Need to Know About President Trump’s Removal of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox and Two EEOC Commissioners
Andrew I. Herman and Gabrielle I. Weiss ● In a significant move, President Donald Trump has fired a member of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) without reference to the statutory protections that typically shield Board members from being removed…
Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law: FAQs & February Deadline
Carmen F. Francella III ● The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development recently published FAQs that provide guidance on the Commonwealth’s new Salary Range Transparency Act (“the Act”). The Act requires employers with 100 or more employees at any…
How to Survive the Administration’s Focus on Deporting Illegal Immigrants
Mark Blondman and Gabrielle I. Weiss ● As reported in all forms of media, the Trump administration has launched a nationwide blitz of immigration enforcement that is not likely to abate in the short term. Raids, which the administration has characterized as focused…
Trump Fires NLRB General Counsel
Andrew I. Herman ● In a much-anticipated move, President Donald Trump has fired Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Trump’s action follows a precedent set by former President Joe Biden. On his first day…
New Year, New FTC Chair, and Renewed Focus on Non-Compete Agreements
Anthony B. Haller, Theresa A. Topping, and Kevin M. Passerini ● It is nearly impossible to think about the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) without thinking about the chaos caused by the non-compete ban it approved last year over vociferous dissent only to…
Steps Employers Should Take After President Trump Revoked Executive Order 11246
Anthony B. Haller and Theresa A. Topping ● On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” explicitly revoking Executive Order 11246, which mandated federal contractors comply with certain…
Employers Are Extra Grateful This Thanksgiving After Federal Court Sets Aside DOL’s Salary Threshold Increase
Theresa A. Topping ● Salary threshold. . .$35,568.00. . .the Eastern District of Texas. . .not the classic answers you expect to hear from your loved ones around the Thanksgiving table when you ask, “Hey guys, what are you most…
NLRB Overturns Two Decades-Old Precedents Relating to What Employers Can Say to Employees Regarding Views on Unions
Anthony B. Haller and Gabrielle I. Weiss ● With a new administration looming, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) recently issued two decisions that radically depart from established law about what an employer can say and how an employer can lawfully…