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On February 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court entertained oral argument in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that centered on whether a plaintiff who is a member of a majority group must meet a higher burden—namely, showing supporting “background circumstances”—in establishing a prima facie…
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California Employment Law Update
As California private employers of 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors may know, it is time to annually report pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the Civil Rights Department (“CRD”). Although this…
Continue Reading“Have It Your Way,” California! $20 Minimum Wage Backfires
Another Arbitration Agreement Bites the Dust!
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
OFCCP Reportedly to Reduce Staff by 90% and Continue Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Enforcement Efforts
According to Washington Post and Bloomberg press reports, on February 25, 2025, OFCCP Acting Director Michael Schloss submitted a memorandum to Acting Secretary of Labor, Vincent Micone, outlining OFCCP’s plan to significantly reduce its workforce and focus the agency’s efforts…
Continue ReadingLabor Relations Update
On March 6, 2025, a D.C. federal judge reinstated former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, restoring the Board to a quorum, which under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the “Act”) requires at…
Continue ReadingProskauer Whistleblower Defense
On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Third Circuit declined to enforce a preliminary reinstatement order issued by OSHA in favor of two purported whistleblowers under SOX, holding that the former employees lost Article III standing after…
Continue ReadingNinth Circuit Revives Rail Worker’s Whistleblower Claims
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
New “Self-Correction” Option for Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Starts March 17, 2025
Starting March 17, 2025, the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”) will have a “self-correction” option. Although the new option eliminates the need to wait for formal approval of a correction submission, participating fiduciaries will still need…
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