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Employer Cooperation with Law Enforcement Requests for Information
Recent developments at the federal government level have generated increasing questions regarding employer’s requirements to cooperate with law enforcement at the local level. Law enforcement may have a variety of reasons for contacting or visiting a place of employment. Sometimes law enforcement is actively involved in the investigation of crimes, or may be working with immigration or other local, state, or federal government agencies to enforce laws. Other times, law enforcement may be seeking information on employees for emergency purposes, or simply making courtesy calls at local businesses for community relations as part of community-based policing programs.
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Washington State Seeks to Ban Noncompetes Altogether
With the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed nationwide ban on noncompetes seemingly dead, states continue to march forward with their own regulation of such agreements. Washington’s current law bans noncompetes for employees making less than a...
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Are EEO-1, EEO-4, and EEO-5 Statements Required to Be Filed for 2024? And Other Pending Questions…
Various Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reports have been required since 1966, based on the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion.
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EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on DEI at Work
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two non-binding guidance documents on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the workplace.
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New Executive Order Makes English Official Language, Limited Impact Expected
President Trump issued an Executive Order on March 1, 2025, titled “Designating English as the Official Language of the United States.” The Executive Order states that English has been used as the national language since the nation’s founding, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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Federal Judge Issues Temporary Nationwide Order Halting Parts of Trump Executive Orders Restricting DEI Programs
A Maryland federal court judge issued a temporary injunction late Friday, February 21, 2025, curtailing President Trump’s executive orders aimed at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, including Executive Order 14151 titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” and Executive Order 14173 titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”
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