The Supreme Court’s June 29, 2026 decision in Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332 (2026), overruling Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935), has major implications for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice...
EEOC Rescinds Longstanding Guidance on Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans
Takeaways The EEOC voted to rescind its 1979 interpretive guidance on voluntary affirmative action under Title VII and the related EEOC Compliance Manual Section 607. The EEOC said the guidance was inconsistent with the text of Title VII and subsequent Supreme Court...
Supreme Court Slaughters Humprey’s Executor
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Trump v. Slaughter. On its face, the case asked a simple question: Did President Trump act lawfully when, shortly after taking office in 2025, he fired the two Democratic members of the Federal...
EEOC Rescinds Affirmative Action Guidelines: What the Commission’s Vote Means for Employers with Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced it had rescinded two longstanding policy documents concerning voluntary affirmative action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. First, the interpretive guidelines titled...
EB-2 NIW Case Study: Approval for Ecuadorian Attorney Advancing Workplace Harassment Prevention
Attorney Colombo & Hurd secured approval of an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition for a labor attorney from Ecuador who focuses on preventing workplace harassment and building healthier organizations. USCIS approved the petition in three months and...
EEOC Rescinds Forty-Year-Old Affirmative Action Guidance: Why Employers Should Review Their DEI and Employment Practices Now
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted to rescind two longstanding guidance documents that, for more than four decades, provided employers with a roadmap for implementing voluntary affirmative action programs under Title VII...
California Appellate Court Clarifies Standard for Knowledge of Employee’s Disability
Target notched a win under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) in Husband v. Target Corp that may extend to other California employers. In short, Husband reinforced the principle that an employer does not have disability-related FEHA liability when it lacks...
Germany- Employment Law Pitfalls for Working Students, Interns, and Summer Workers
The summer months are just around the corner—and with them comes a multitude of temporary employment arrangements. Whether working students, interns, or summer workers: for employers, hiring these groups is often economically attractive but also carries certain...
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights Reveals Its Discrimination Playbook
On June 22, 2026, the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) published its Elements of Proof Guidance, a comprehensive document setting forth the elements of proof that the MCCR applies for claims of employment discrimination, as well as other forms of...
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