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Considerations for a Possible Debt Ceiling Standoff

By Jonathan Adler, Jennifer L. Chu, Erin Cleary, Eric T. Juergens, Matthew E. Kaplan, Jeffrey J. Rosen, Scott B. Selinger, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Learn about key implications of the Spring 2023 situation that saw the United States reach its national debt ceiling.

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ACC Briefing: DEI Impact of US Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision

By Association of Corporate Counsel

In its Students for Fair Admissions (“SFFA”) v. Harvard and University of North Carolina decision, the US Supreme Court severely limited the use of race in the college admissions process (and only allows indirect use of race).

While the case directly applies only in the college admissions context, it will likely have effects on DEI/ESG efforts and employment law generally.

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Goes Into Effect on June 27 – Is Your Workplace Ready?

By Karla Grossenbacher (Seyfarth Shaw LLP)

This article discusses The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) which creates new rights to reasonable accommodation for employees and applicants who have physical or mental conditions arising from pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The PWFA expands accommodation rights for pregnant individuals to be more in line with -- and in some respects, more expansive than -- those provided to qualified individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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A Unanimous Supreme Court Rules of Undue Hardship in Religious Accommodation: De Minimis Is Out, "Substantial Increased Costs" Is In

By Dawn Solowey, Lynn Kappelman, and Darien Harris (Seyfarth Shaw LLP)

This article discusses the unanimous US Supreme Court decision that has effectively disavowed the long-standing de minimis standard in Groff v. Dejoy, clarifying Title VII's undue hardship standard to mean "substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of its particular business."

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Top Ten Lessons from Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Toughest Employment Issues

By Lisa C. Hamasaki, Erika L. Leonard, and Karen M. Morinelli (Ogletree Deakins)

The COVID-19 pandemic forever changed employer-employee relations and rendered conventional perspectives on where, when, and how work is performed antiquated. As the COVID-19 pandemic turns into an endemic, the workplace issues and operational initiatives that have consumed the corporate world’s attention are likewise shifting. This article discusses what has changed and key lessons learned along the way.

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