The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor is reviewing Biden-era rules and hopes to balance enforcement with compliance assistance, the department's deputy solicitor said Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a hotly anticipated ruling that could amplify scrutiny on workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs by knocking down a legal hurdle faced by plaintiffs in majority groups, and Indiana and Texas each took steps to call out the use of DEI programs in academic settings. Here, Law360 looks at DEI-related legal developments from the past week that employment attorneys should know.
Pay transparency laws are making an impact on pay disparities but policymakers should be careful to not make compliance too burdensome, says employment attorney Kelly Cardin. Here, Law360 speaks with Cardin about how pay transparency will continue to evolve.