Illinois Poised to Require Pay Scale and Benefits in Job Postings

?Job applicants may soon have greater visibility into the pay scale and benefits for jobs in Illinois under a bill that was recently passed by the Illinois General Assembly and is expected... Read more »

Supreme Court Rules Free Speech Rights Supersede LGBTQ+ Protections

?The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Colorado website designer who refuses to make wedding websites for same-sex couples due to her Christian beliefs about marriage. In a 6-3... Read more »

Court Rules Free Speech Rights Supersede LGBTQ+ Protections

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Supreme Court Dismantles Affirmative Action in College Admissions

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court voted in a 6-3 decision to curb affirmative action in higher education—ending a four-decade precedent that allowed colleges and universities to broadly consider applicants’ race... Read more »

5th Circuit Finds Religious Freedoms Supersede LGBTQ+ Protections

?The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that private businesses with religious convictions can be exempt from antidiscrimination laws that protect LGBTQ+ workers. On June 20, the court ruled in... Read more »

Supreme Court Fortifies Standard for Religious Accommodations

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employers can only deny an employee’s request for a religious accommodation under federal law if they can prove it would result in substantial increased costs... Read more »

California Could Revive the Industrial Welfare Commission

?The budget bill currently under consideration in Sacramento contains a startling and momentous provision: reinstatement of the California Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), which in the past had regulated the wages, hours and... Read more »

Employers Wary of New Florida Law Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration

?A new Florida law designed to crack down on illegal immigration has prompted workers to leave the state and left employers short-staffed. Manuel Lievano is chief executive officer of MCC USA Global... Read more »

Supreme Court Rules Employers Must Show More Than ‘de Minimis’ Cost to Refuse Accommodation

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employers can only deny an employee’s request for a religious accommodation under federal law if they can prove it would result in substantial increased costs... Read more »

SCOTUS Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Higher Education

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday voted to end affirmative action in higher education, ruling that the practice violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling came in response... Read more »
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