Things could be better, but they could also be worse.Even before the world seemingly turned upside down in March following the US-Israeli war with Iran, the labor market was already “stuck in neutral,” as Laura Ullrich, director of economic research in North America at Indeed’s Hiring Lab described it. Job
On Mar. 26, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at federal contractors with DEI initiatives. Unlike previous orders that were vague and failed to clearly define “DEI-related discrimination,” this new order provides slightly more clarity around potential violations and consequences.The latest. The executive order states that within 30 days
The Third Circuit just predicted that New Jersey’s “reverse discrimination” rule is incompatible with the NJLAD. Federal courts in New Jersey are no longer applying it. TL;DR: The Third Circuit predicted that the New Jersey Supreme Court would abolish the “Background Circumstances Rule,” the heightened burden imposed on majority-group plaintiffs
Put simply, a performance improvement plan is designed to improve performance, not expose employers to liability. Courts used to see it that way too. That changed when the Supreme Court redefined what counts as an adverse employment action — and suddenly PIPs were in play. TL;DR: An IT employee placed