Because the use AI in the workplace can present serious risks to an organization, particularly involving security, intellectual property, confidentiality, and labor and employment legal risks, employers should consider adopting an AI policy to ensure that their use of AI is responsible, ethical, and legally compliant. AI policies can help
Will California Pay Data Reports Get a New Look in 2026?
As employers deal with all the changes at the federal level, they should also be mindful of potential changes at the state level, specifically in California. As we see companies evaluating the type of data they are collecting from their employees in light of the many executive orders issued by
3 Takeaways From Fired NLRB Member’s Reinstatement Win
Alexander MacDonald discusses NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox’s reinstatement via district court order, which restores a quorum allowing the agency to operate.
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Policy Week in Review – March 7, 2025
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week.
Federal District Court Reverses Removal of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox
A federal district court has held that Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, was “illegally” fired from her job. The court ordered the Board’s current chair to restore her access to the Board and let her serve out the remainder of her term. The administration promptly
Maximizing Revenue/Minimizing Risk: A Private Equity Guide to Portfolio Management
Firm Leaders Waiting to See New Labor Secretary’s Unionization Stance, Pace of Deregulation
Shannon Meade says Labor Secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s stance could include the department focusing on updating guidance and compliance assistance “on a multitude of matters to help employers achieve some regulatory certainty and predictability to confidently invest and grow their businesses.”
The American Lawyer
Nearly half of company leaders say they plan to stick with their DEI policies despite the Trump-fueled backlash
Jeanine Conley Daves says despite increased scrutiny, it makes sense for companies to take a measured approach rather than scaling back or ending IE&D efforts and initiatives that have helped build a strong company culture.
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Supreme Court likely to lower reverse discrimination pleading standards
Alyesha Asghar says she expects a SCOTUS ruling to make the differential “background circumstances” requirement in bias cases a thing of the past.
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Employers Need to Understand Remote Work as an ADA Accommodation
As employers navigate ongoing change and court decisions related to remote work, Jeff Nowak says they should keep in mind four themes from courts while evaluating remote work accommodation requests.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
Michelle Gomez explains how the “Loneliness Epidemic” affects the legal industry and what law firms can do to help lawyers who suffer from it.
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A New Bill Puts the Feds into the Position of Dictating Contract Terms On The Private Sector. Here’s Why That’s Bad…
In this podcast, Alex MacDonald discusses a “bipartisan” bill to allow the federal government to mandate first-contracts on private-sector employers.
Labor Union News (podcast)
Companies cautiously navigate DEI landscape as federal policies shift
Kate Mrkonich Wilson and Jeanine Conley Daves say the risk of investigations and lawsuits is amplified by the Trump administration’s regulatory priorities, so it’s more important than ever for private-sector companies to carefully review their IE&D practices.
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Beginning of the end for DEI?
David Goldstein says the Trump administration’s immediate cessation of DEI initiatives in federal contracting represents a fundamental shift in federal policy and explains what that means for contractors.
In Business Madison
Attys Debate NLRB Deference, Athlete Status At ABA Panels
At a recent American Bar Association conference, panelists Kathryn Siegel and David Kadela discussed whether former college athletes considered themselves employees while playing for their school.
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