Compliance Stuff

On April 4, 2025, the final day of Georgia’s legislative session, Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a “religious liberty” bill that will strengthen protections for the free exercise of religion by prohibiting state and local government actions that substantially burden religious practices or activities. However, Georgia lawmakers left on the table a bill that would have prohibited state schools, colleges, and universities from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) despite advancing the legislation in the final days of the legislative session. Quick Hits Senate Bill 36, known as the Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act, aims to protect the free exercise of religion by imposing a “compelling interest” test for government actions that may burden religious practices. The bill has significant implications for Georgia schools, including state higher education institutions, as Georgia lawmakers seek to align the state with broader federal policies pushed by the Trump admini...

While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s your employer cheat sheet on Trump’s first 50 days. Table of Contents Immigration DEI and Equal Opportunity Compliance Affirmative Action and Federal Contract Compliance Labor Relations Workplace Safety Employee Defection and Trade Secrets Artificial Intelligence Education Immigration Trump signed 10 immigration orders on day one (Jan. 20).  These executive orders, among other things, declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, reinstated the “remain in Mexico” policy, terminated the asylum related mobile app, and designated Mexican criminal cartels as terrorist organizations. Read more  here . Trump also  tried to  end automatic birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants,  but this order has been  blocked ...