Archives for March 3, 2025

Rhonda B. Levy, Matthew P. Badrov and Oren Barbalat discuss the Boyer v. Callidus Capital Corporation matter, in which the Ontario Court of Appeal found the employee was entitled to $1.8 million in damages for unpaid vacation, bonuses and stock options.

Canadian HR Reporter

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Kate Mrkonich Wilson says it’s more important than ever for private employers to review their DEI practices for any potential vulnerabilities to guide compliance with longstanding anti-discrimination laws.

HR Dive

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Kate Mrkonich Wilson and Jeanine Conley Daves say it’s more important than ever for private-sector companies to carefully review their IE&D practices for any potential vulnerabilities to guide compliance with longstanding anti-discrimination laws.

American City Business Journals

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Jeanine Conley Daves says any hesitation executives are showing to immediately end their IE&D programs speaks to their popularity among employees – about three-quarters of employers that are maintaining or growing IE&D in 2025 said employee support for such programs played a role.

Law360

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Jeanine Conley Daves says that despite the perception that employers are abandoning their DEI efforts because of pressure from the Trump administration, Littler’s 2025 IE&D C-Suite Survey shows that’s not the case.

Axios

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Jeanine Conley Daves says the first weeks of the new administration have forced business leaders to reckon with new and complex considerations as they weigh how, or even whether, to continue to pursue core aspects of their IE&D (DEI) programming.

Corporate Counsel

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Jeanine Conley Daves says despite increased scrutiny, many companies seem to be taking a measured approach to their IE&D efforts, rather than rushing to end or scale them back.

Bloomberg Law

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Julian Wolfson discusses how SCOTUS’ ruling in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services could impact how “reverse discrimination” cases are handled moving forward. 

HR Brew

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