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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Carrie Hoffman |Daniel Kaplan |Larry S. Perlman
Following up on the Trump Administration's series of executive orders andstatements regarding diversity, equity,inclusion, and accessibility (DEI or DEIA) programs, onFebruary 5, 2025, both the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) andthe United States Attorney General Office issued memorandareflecting additional guidance as to what may constitute an"illegal" DEI or DEIA program and directing enforcementaction.
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2 months ago | 
natlawreview.com | McKenzie Ahmet |Jacques Semmelman |Carrie Hoffman |Daniel Kaplan
Skip to main content February 10, 2025 Volume XV, Number 41 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Amanda Hibbler |Larry S. Perlman |Carrie Hoffman |Jeffrey Kopp
FL Foley & Lardner More Foley & Lardner LLP looks beyond the law to focus on the constantly evolving demands facing our clients and their industries. With over 1,100 lawyers in 24 offices across the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, Foley approaches client service by first understanding our clients’ priorities, objectives and challenges.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Carrie Hoffman
As part of the myriad executive orders issued by President Trump in the hours after his inauguration, two focus on the number and location of federal employees. The first is a return-to-work order, requiring all employees of the executive branch to return to work in person on a fulltime basis.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Carrie Hoffman
Among the executive orders issued by President Trump on January 20, 2025, was one titled Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (the “Order”). The Order’s stated purpose is to retract what it describes as the “deeply unpopular” and “radical” practices of President Biden.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Carrie Hoffman
During President Trump’s first hours in the White House, he issued a sweeping series of executive orders, including several regarding immigration policy: Protecting the American People Against Invasion, Securing Our Borders, and Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship (the “Immigration Orders”).
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Carrie Hoffman
For all the time and effort spent on temperature checking and other anecdotal inquiries for COVID symptoms—and with all its inherent uncertainty given questions about the timing of COVID-19 onset—new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance has come out, green lighting mandatory medical testing for COVID-19.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Carrie Hoffman
The U.S. Supreme Court has set oral argument for November 5, 2024, in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera. The issue before the court is what standard of proof employers must satisfy to demonstrate that a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption to its overtime and minimum wage requirements applies.
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May 23, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Carrie Hoffman
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has lost an election at two
Mercedes Benz plants in Vance, Alabama. The May 2024 loss reflected
that workers turned down the union by a significant margin (56% to
44%).
The UAW had hoped to make bigger inroads in the south with its
organizing efforts at these Mercedes Benz plants. Indeed, in April
2024 workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted
in favor of representation by the UAW.
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May 20, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Carrie Hoffman
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has lost an election at two Mercedes Benz plants in Vance, Alabama. The May 2024 loss reflected that workers turned down the union by a significant margin (56% to 44%). The UAW had hoped to make bigger inroads in the south with its organizing efforts at these Mercedes Benz plants. Indeed, in April 2024 workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted in favor of representation by the UAW.
