January 2026

This month’s articles from the Chief Elf Officer’s “Elite Eight” firms include such topics as: the EEOC’s efforts to identify Caucasian workers who allegedly suffered race discrimination, use of training repayment agreements in Texas, the effects of equal pay laws on finding immigrant workers, the rescission of Biden-era EEOC guidance on sexual harassment, DEI in the Texas Attorney General’s crosshairs, winter weather concerns for employers, waivers of punitive damages as viewed by the Texas Business Court, and recent changes to the H-1B lottery.