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Five years after the beginning of the #MeToo movement, sexual assault and harassment in the workplace remain an issue.
Read More »Commentary: The Speak Out Act and its potential impact on employers
Commentary: How affirmative action cases at the Supreme Court could impact K-12
The final decisions could have important implications not only for colleges and universities but also for public school districts.
Read More »Commentary: City of St. Louis issues draft Incentives Framework
After months of analysis, the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) recently published its long-awaited Summary of Incentives Analysis and Draft Future Incentives Framework (the Framework).
Read More »Commentary: National Labor Relations Board mandates national dress code
Employers must allow employees to wear union attire absent a showing of “special circumstances.”
Read More »Commentary: Inflation Reduction Act to greatly increase IRS funding
For most taxpayers, the enforcement and operations funding is likely to most affect how they interact with the IRS in the future.
Read More »Commentary: Employment considerations for long term care facilities
The Biden-Harris Administration has taken steps to establish new minimum staffing ratios within nursing or skilled nursing facilities.
Read More »Commentary: 340B Medicare reimbursement cuts ruled unlawful by Supreme Court
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the American Hospital Association and against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), holding that the 2018 and 2019 Medicare reimbursement cuts for 340B hospitals were unlawful.
Read More »Commentary: Government hoping to increase placement of renewable energy projects on public land
In order to keep pace with the federal government’s ambitious goal of permitting the production of at least twenty-five gigawatts of renewable energy through projects placed on public land by 2025, the Department of the Interior (the “DOI”) recently announced several policy changes to ensure developing renewable projects on public land is attractive and affordable for third-party developers and investors.
Read More »Commentary: That’s So Meta – Workplace Harassment Issues in a Virtual World
Will AR and VR experiences become mainstream, transforming the way individuals engage in not only recreational activities but also workplace environments? Spoiler alert: it has already begun.
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Read More »Commentary: Supreme Court holds that emotional distress damages are not available under Title VI, Title IX, and other spending clause statutes
In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff suing under Title VI (prohibiting race, color, and national origin discrimination), Title IX (prohibiting sex discrimination), the Rehabilitation Act (prohibiting disability discrimination), and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) may not recover emotional distress damages.
Read More »Commentary: NLRB seeks to reduce company speech about unions
It has become increasingly apparent that the Biden Administration’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is aggressively pushing labor-friendly positions, like those seen under the Obama Administration.
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