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- The Supreme Court has granted a stay of orders from the District Court for the District of Columbia enjoining the president’s removal of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox and MSPB member Cathy Harris pending the disposition of an appeal
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U.S. District Judge Upholds Federal Preemption Over Minnesota State Drug Testing Law
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- The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled in favor of a natural gas distribution company that discharged an employee who failed a random drug test.
- The court found that federal laws, including the Natural Gas
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From Pride to Parity: Legal Guardrails for Managing DEI Events and Celebrations
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- Some companies are reconsidering and even cancelling cultural celebrations, acknowledgements, and activities, such as Pride Month activities, in response to increased scrutiny from the new administration.
- Employers should be mindful of the EEOC’s technical assistance focused on DEI
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EEOC’s Abortion Accommodation Provision in PWFA Rule Vacated
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- The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated the EEOC’s final rule interpreting the PWFA to require elective abortion-related accommodations and removing abortion from the definition of a pregnancy-related medical condition.
- The ruling tracks a
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NLRB Releases New Standards for Remedies in Settlements
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- The NLRB’s acting general counsel issued a new memo, relaxing requirements for officials to approve settlements related to unfair labor practice allegations.
- The memo gives NLRB’s regional directors more discretion in crafting settlement agreements to reduce the pending
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Considerations for Life Sciences Employers When Planning Reductions in Force
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- Life sciences employers planning RIFs may want to develop a planning matrix that addresses key employment law compliance issues, including federal and state WARN Act requirements and industry-specific considerations.
- Employers may want to ensure they have created defensible
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EEOC Acting Director Warns No ‘Diversity Exception’ to Title VII in Announcing EEO-1 Reporting Period Opening
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- The EEOC has opened the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 reporting period, emphasizing that employers must not use the reported demographic data to justify discriminatory employment practices based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics.
- EEOC Acting Director Andrea
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EEOC Acting Chair Warns No ‘Diversity Exception’ to Title VII in Announcing EEO-1 Reporting Period Opening
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- The EEOC has opened the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 reporting period, emphasizing that employers must not use the reported demographic data to justify discriminatory employment practices based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics.
- EEOC Acting Chair Andrea
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AI in Job Postings: What Employers in Canada Need to Know
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- In Ontario, if AI is used to screen, assess, or select applicants, a disclosure may be required directly in the job posting.
- Employers with fewer than twenty-five employees are exempt from Ontario’s requirement.
- In Quebec, if a decision
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New Mexico Legalizes Medical Use of Psilocybin
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- On April 7, 2025, New Mexico became the third state to legalize access to psilocybin, following Colorado and Oregon.
- Employers are not required to accommodate employees under the influence of psilocybin at work.
Under the new law—the…