The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v....more
9/6/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
SCOTUS ,
Texas ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its long-awaited final guidance on harassment in the workplace on April 29, 2024, several months following its released proposed guidance in September, which we...more
5/7/2024
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corrective Actions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Final Rules ,
Gender Identity ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
LGBTQ ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
As COVID-19 vaccines become available to broader groups during winter and spring 2021, employers are considering how they can encourage employees to get vaccinated. While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
1/15/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Final Rules ,
Incentives ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wellness Programs ,
Workplace Safety
As Election Day approaches, employers nationwide consider the changes that may come with a victory by Senator Joseph Biden in the Presidential race and/or shift in representation in the U.S. Senate. While we cannot be...more
10/30/2020
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equality Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joe Biden ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Paycheck Fairness Act ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proposed Rules ,
Union Organizers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations ,
Workplace Safety