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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Second Circuit blocks marital status discrimination action

New York employers need to know about a recent employment law decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the federal appellate court that has jurisdiction over the U.S. District Courts in New York...

Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York

Colorado expands FAMLI to include 12 weeks of neonatal care leave

On January 1, 2026, parents of newborns receiving inpatient care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will be eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave while their newborns are in the NICU. The leave is in addition to the...

Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

You can deduct the cost of employees’ uniforms but not uniformly

Q Can we have employees sign an agreement authorizing us to deduct the cost of uniforms from their paychecks? In Colorado, whether a deduction is permissible depends on the type of uniform. If you require clothing with a...

Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

BYOD to court? Mitigate risks of your ‘bring your own device’ practice

Cell phones are a quintessential tool in modern society, including within the realm of employment. Many employers use various data networks that allow employees to access and store the employer’s data on their own...

Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Navigating the PWFA: A guide to the interactive process for employers

Enacted in June 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) marks a significant step in ensuring workplace accommodations for pregnant employees and those with related medical conditions. Modeled after the Americans...

Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

4th Circuit: Uncertain return-to-work date unreasonable for indefinite leave

This summer, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals—whose rulings apply to all employers in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina—considered a tale as old as time: A woman sued her former...

Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Brittany Panuccio confirmed to EEOC

On October 7, the Senate confirmed Brittany Panuccio to a term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) until July 2029, giving Acting Chair Andrea Lucas a quorum after President Trump fired former Chair...

Nov 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC closed FY2025 with 10-year low in lawsuits

Without a quorum—and with substantial changes in its priorities—the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed only 93 lawsuits in fiscal year (FY) 2025, the lowest number in 10 years and the one of the lowest...

Nov 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP director left for EEOC, announced Romanias as new director

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on September 30, 2025, that former Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine L. Eschbach had been sworn in as Principal Deputy...

Nov 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

DOL issues four opinion letters

As the federal government shutdown loomed on September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its first four opinion letters since it reopened the program in June. The opinion letters issued are: FLSA2025...

Nov 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Why have subservient agencies?

As the Senate’s “nuclear option” gradually fills the ranks of executive agencies, their roles remain in doubt. The Trump administration’s aim is unprecedented and singular—to create a unitary executive, with all...

Nov 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

When trying counts: IVF places teacher in protected class under Title VII

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—as amended in 1978 by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)—makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge or otherwise discriminate against a woman because she is pregnant. In...

Nov 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington