Chris Marr

Tennessee to Shutter Human Rights Agency and Shift Duties to AG Tennessee will close its Human Rights Commission and move its duties to the state’s attorney general, under legislation that Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed despite criticisms that it subjects civil rights e...

Tennessee will close its Human Rights Commission and move anti-bias enforcement to an AG's office that critics say is overly politicized

Lawmakers who backed the change said the commission was plagued by delays in handling bias claims news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Colorado Union Law Rewrite Goes to Polis, Spurs Ballot Proposals Colorado is nearing an overhaul of its unique labor union policy via legislation headed to Gov. Jared Polis (D), along with a pair of competing ballot measure proposals.

Colorado would end its second-step elections for unions, under a bill heading to Gov. Polis, who has voiced reservations

Complicating his decision are dueling ballot proposals, one creating a 'right to work' law & one imposing 'just cause' job protections news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Sick Leave Wins at Risk as States Mull Ballot Initiative Limits Lawmakers in GOP-majority statehouses are looking to rein in the policymaking power unions and worker advocates have found via ballot initiatives, including through rollbacks of paid sick leave measur...

Left-leaning advocates have scored lots of wins lately via statewide ballot initiatives, from paid sick leave to abortion rights. GOP-majority statehouses responded this year with a larger-than-usual batch of proposals to make qualifying for the ballot harder news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Federal Workers Challenge Trump's DEI Layoffs as Biased, Illegal Federal workers laid off in connection with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders said their terminations were discriminatory and violated their First Amendment rights, in an administrati...

Federal workers allege their layoffs related to Trump's anti-DEI orders amounted to discrimination based on race, gender, and perceived political affiliation, in a new administrative complaint seeking to get their jobs back news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Guild at Bloomberg signs new contracts - Washington-Baltimore News Guild After more than two months of negotiations, workers at Bloomberg INDG and Bloomberg Correspondents reached a new contract agreement with management.

NEW: Workers at Bloomberg INDG have won a new contract securing:

✅ Just cause – Beat back management’s attempt to weaken job security.
✅ Wage increases & bonuses – Hard-fought gains on compensation.
✅ AI protections – Safeguards against misuse of workers’ likeness & labor.

wbng.org/2025/03/18/g...

4th Cir. Allows Trump to Enforce Anti-DEI Orders Amid Appeal (1) The Trump administration is permitted for the time being to enforce its orders restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion among businesses and universities, after a federal appeals court agreed to p...

ICYMI: Fourth Circuit fed appeals court granted the Trump admin request to let it enforce anti-DEI orders pending litigation calling them unconstitutional

The ruling paused a lower court injunction that challengers accused the admin of violating hours earlier news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Judge Says Treasury Data Limit Applies to DOGE, Not Bessent A judge in Manhattan agreed that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent should be allowed to access sensitive federal government payments data during a lawsuit, even as Elon Musk’s government efficiency ...

Latest in Dem AGs case challenging DOGE access to Treasury records: A judge updated a TRO to make clear Sec. Scott Bessent (and others) can access sensitive payments data, even as Elon Musk’s government efficiency team remains locked out for now
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Starbucks Accused by Missouri AG of Race, Sex Bias in Hiring (1) Missouri’s attorney general in a federal lawsuit accused Starbucks Corp. of violating federal and state civil rights laws by showing race- and sex-based preferences in hiring, promotions, and the sele...

Starbucks is the latest target of litigation against businesses' diversity programs

The Missouri attorney general sued the company, accusing it of illegal bias for its use of race/sex preferences in hiring, promotions, and selection of board members news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...