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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Margo Richard
On May 1, 2025, Minneapolis, Minnesota's city council passedseveral amendments to its civil rightsordinance (the "Ordinance"), which prohibitsdiscriminatory practices in employment, among other areas. Withregard to employment, the amendments add new protected classes,expand the definition of race, familial status, and disability, andincrease protections for pregnant workers and religiousobservance.
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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Allan Bloom |Guy Brenner |Evandro C Gigante
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued amemorandum (the "Memorandum")establishing the Department of Justice's "Civil RightsFraud Initiative" (the "Initiative").
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2 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Allan Bloom |Guy Brenner |Evandro C Gigante
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) establishing the Department of Justice’s “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the “Initiative”).
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2 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Evandro C Gigante
On May 1, 2025, Minneapolis, Minnesota’s city council passed several amendments to its civil rights ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which prohibits discriminatory practices in employment, among other areas. With regard to employment, the amendments add new protected classes, expand the definition of race, familial status, and disability, and increase protections for pregnant workers and religious observance.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Arielle E. Kobetz
New York City employers are reminded that they are now requiredto physically and electronically post a copy of their writtenlactation accommodation policy. As we previously reported, Local Law109– which became effective on May 8, 2025 – amends theNew York City Human Rights Law's existing obligations onemployers to implement and distribute a written lactationaccommodation policy.
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Fant |Evandro C Gigante |Arielle E. Kobetz
New York City employers are reminded that they are now required to physically and electronically post a copy of their written lactation accommodation policy. As we previously reported, Local Law 109 – which became effective on May 8, 2025 – amends the New York City Human Rights Law’s existing obligations on employers to implement and distribute a written lactation accommodation policy.
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4 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | James Plunkett |Stephen G. Weizenecker |Leslie Eason |Evandro C Gigante
The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. DOL to Rescind 2024 Independent Contractor Regulation? The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is backing away from the Biden-era independent contractor regulation finalized in January 2024.
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4 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Stephen G. Weizenecker |Leslie Eason |Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant
Skip to main content May 09, 2025 Volume XV, Number 129 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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4 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Stephen G. Weizenecker |Leslie Eason |Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant
Skip to main content May 09, 2025 Volume XV, Number 129 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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4 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Leslie Eason |Stephen G. Weizenecker |Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant
Recently, I had a conversation with a friend who had been planning a college tour with her sister. She informed her manager of the trip well in advance and otherwise followed the policies for requesting time off. But when the time came for her to take the trip, her boss acted confused and annoyed that she was actually going through with her plans. At that moment, she found herself caught between two impossible (but familiar) choices: prioritize her family or her job.
