Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell issued citations against restaurant Azumi LLC (Azumi), and its manager for allegedly requiring service employees to share tips with managers in violation of state wage and hour laws. According to the AG’s office, Azumi allegedly allowed employees with managerial duties to participate in a tip pool with service staff over a…

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A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting a trade organization’s lawsuit challenging anti-diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders (EOs). The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction finding that the National Association of Diversity Officers…

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A group of 12 Republican AGs announced that they have sent a letter to multiple law firms (collectively, “law firms”) warning that the law firms’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices may violate state and federal laws and risk enforcement action. In the letter, the AGs demand that the law firms comply with an…

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In our first State AG Pulse episode in season 5, the State AG Group’s Chris Allen and Ann-Marie Luciano get a hot-off-the presses report from their colleague in the firm’s L&E Group, Mike Schmidt, on federal and state guidance to companies regarding their DEI programs.

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A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Reduction in Force (RIF) announced by the Department of Education (DOE). The complaint alleges that the DOE’s RIF usurps legislative authority in violation of separation of powers principles; is an illegal ultra vires action; violates the Administrative Procedure Act by exceeding the scope of the…

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