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Introduction The landscape of employment law is ever-evolving. Some legislative proposals threaten to erode workplace equity, but others reflect a broader societal recognition of workplace rights and fairness. A notable example of the latter: the recently reintroduced Workforce Mobility Act of 2023 (the "Act"). The Act is a bipartisan legislative ...

Diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) poses unique legal and practical challenges for employers with multicountry operations. To develop an effective global diversity equity and inclusion strategy, it's important to understand some fundamental differences between U.S. employment law and the laws in most other countries. Is DEI irrelevant outside the U.S.? ...

Verse Legal's Bonnie Levine recently spoke to NPR about the confusing legal landscape surrounding corporate DEI initiatives, which are reportedly facing "cutbacks." Photo by Polina Zimmerman While NPR did not cite data about layoffs of DEI-focused employees in its August 19 report, it referred to shrinking DEI-related job postings on ...

Southwest Airlines plans to appeal a civil contempt order mandating religious liberty training for some of its attorneys amid a discrimination case that has placed it in a tough position with respect to legal risk, employee engagement, and workplace compliance. Photo by Adhitya Andanu What is the case? Charlene Carter ...

Certain media have been amplifying the recently-filed case American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Management LLC. Read the Complaint here. Who is the plaintiff? Here, the complaint speaks pretty well for itself: "Plaintiff, American Alliance for Equal Rights, is a nationwide membership organization dedicated to challenging distinctions and preferences made ...

Happy 229th birthday to an important constitutional limitation on the sometimes-frightening power of the federal judiciary! In recent dialogue about the United States Supreme Court's high-profile decisions impacting civil rights, you may have heard the phrase "case or controversy." History During the war between England and France in 1793, the ...