Legal Updates – March 2025
By: Claire Sweetman Kroger CEO Resigns Following Investigation Kroger Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen resigned on Monday, March 3, 2025, after an investigation into his conduct found that…
National Employee Appreciation Day is Today – March 7th
By: Kim Adamson The concept of employee appreciation is not new. It has roots in the broader labor movement, which has long advocated for fair treatment and recognition of employers.…
MANAGING LEAVE OF ABSENCE LAWS IN COLORADO: FMLA, FAMLI, HFWA, STD, ADA, AND WC
By: Kim Adamson Navigating Colorado’s complex leave of absence laws can be challenging for employers and employees. Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave…
The Rise (and Impending Fall?) of Overemployment
By: Abigail Leinsdorf Garber Since the COVID-19 pandemic sent much of the American work force out of their physical offices to work from home, people have had fewer obstacles to…
Credibility Assessment in Workplace Investigations: You have one chance to do this RIGHT
By: Liz Rita Last month we talked about many of the ways in which you can get a credibility assessment dead wrong. This cautionary tale holds true in assessing the…
Trump Fires EEOC Commissioners
By: Claire Sweetman On January 28, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it had terminated two Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), instead of waiting until their…
Recent Trends in Discrimination Charges and Litigation, According to the EEOC
By: Abigail Leinsdorf Garber Data published by the EEOC shows how charges of discrimination have fluctuated over the last four years for which data is currently available. During this 2020…
Title IX 2024 Regulations are DONE!
By: Sally Roller On January 9, 2025, the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Kentucky vacated the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations in a landmark case, Tennessee v.…