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  • Colorado Delays Implementation of AI Discrimination Law

    Date:
    September 5, 2025

    The implementation of a comprehensive Colorado law aimed at preventing algorithmic discrimination has been delayed nearly five months.

  • DOL Plans New Rules on Overtime, Independent Contractors and More

    Date:
    September 4, 2025

    The US Department of Labor's semiannual regulatory agenda provides a useful roadmap for what could be in store for employers in the months and years ahead.

  • New Illinois Laws Increase Employment Requirements

    Date:
    August 29, 2025

    Illinois has enacted several laws that impact the employment landscape, the majority of which will take effect at the beginning of 2026.

  • DOJ Warns Federal Contractors About DEI Practices

    Date:
    August 1, 2025

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a guidance document providing examples of workplace programs and practices it considers to constitute unlawful discrimination in the guise of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

  • Texas Rides in With Third State AI Law

    Date:
    June 24, 2025

    Texas has become the third state in the US to enact a law governing the use of artificial intelligence.

  • DOL Brings Back Opinion Letters

    Date:
    June 3, 2025

    Although they do not carry the same legal weight as notice-and-comment regulations, opinion letters can help limit employers' liability in the event of a lawsuit or DOL investigation.

  • DOL Won't Enforce Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule

    Date:
    May 2, 2025

    A new enforcement policy directs US Department of Labor investigators to apply criteria that make it easier to classify workers as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

  • EEOC Provides Guidance on "Illegal DEI"

    Date:
    March 20, 2025

    The EEOC has released guidance that sheds some light on the types of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives the Trump administration considers to be illegal.

  • Trump Ends $17.75 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

    Date:
    March 18, 2025

    Issued by President Biden in 2021, Executive Order 14026 had initially required a minimum wage for certain federal contractors of $15.00 an hour. With annual inflation adjustments, that minimum wage rose to its current level of $17.75 per hour.

  • Trump's DEI Orders Go Back Into Effect

    Date:
    March 17, 2025

    The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed a lower court's injunction blocking key provisions of President Trump's executive orders that aim to stop workplace DEI programs.

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