State Law Considerations Under a New Administration
As eyes turned toward Washington this week and what employers anticipate on a range of labor and employment law issues, practitioners are keeping a close eye on how the changing landscape at the federal level may impact state action . While employers are always wise to track changes impacting their workforce, now more than ever is a good time to prepare for shifting sands and the need to regularly review and revisit policies and procedures to ensure compliance. Here are just some of the issues on which we expect to see activity at the state level. Civil Rights Enforcement and DEI Leading up to the inauguration, President Trump made statements to cut Diversity Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives from the Federal Government. Those statements came to fruition just days into the new administration through an executive order dismantling the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs and placing DEI staff on paid leave immediately . On the same d...