Kerri Beatty

The new Trump administrative has issued a flurry of executive orders.  One recent executive order, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” applies directly to private employers.  This order criticizes various public and private sector entities for adopting and using “dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and sex-based preferences under the guise of so-called ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ … Read more

New York City has recently amended the law which requires employers to provide lactation accommodations to employees.  Under the current law, employers must provide a lactation room where employees can pump/express breast milk, and reasonable time to pump/express breast milk.  Employers are also required to have a written lactation policy that meets certain requirements under the law and … Read more

As you may be aware, since his inauguration, President Trump has already issued a flurry of executive orders and has rescinded numerous Biden-era orders.  One of the main areas of focus during Trump’s campaign was immigration reform and as expected, on January 20th and 21st, 2025, President Trump declared a national emergency and issued several executive … Read more