Executive Summary: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination in places of public accommodation, which includes businesses (including transit) that are open to the public – like...more
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Over 600 new laws went into effect on September 1, 2021 in Texas. Importantly, three (Senate Bill No. 45, Senate Bill No. 282, the House Bill No. 21) drastically modified the well-established,...more
Join FordHarrison attorney David Anderson for a practical session discussing recent federal and state developments affecting employee handbooks and the impact on your workplace. Topics will include:
- NLRB scrutiny of...more
4/26/2021
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
LGBTQ ,
Marijuana ,
NLRB ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 16, 2020, the Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) passed an emergency rule suspending all in-person requirements for those seeking services provided by the agency....more
Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act (O.C.G.A. § 13-8-50 et seq.) (“RCA”) governs Georgia non-compete agreements entered into after May 2011. Very few courts have interpreted the RCA since its inception. In Bearoff v. Craton,...more
9/4/2019
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Disputes ,
Business Litigation ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Liquidation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Selling a Business ,
Statutory Interpretation
Executive Summary: As summer is now in full swing, we find it timely to distribute our Restaurant Employment Law Compliance Checklist. The following 12 topics create compliance challenges in the restaurant industry –...more
7/8/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Ban the Box ,
Child Labor ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
Joint Employers ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Public Accommodation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour
Approximately one year ago, in Epic Systems Corp., the United States Supreme Court upheld the enforceability of mandatory arbitration agreements that prohibit employees from bringing employment claims on a class or collective...more
4/26/2019
/ Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Arbitration ,
Consent ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Motion to Compel ,
Preemption ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
On September 12, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the federal agency which oversees the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) issued an interim final rule updating the agency’s model FCRA notice....more
9/20/2018
/ Background Checks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interim Rule ,
Job Applicants ,
Model Rules ,
Required Forms ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Screening Procedures
Effective May 2011, Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act (RCA) represented a significant change to pre-existing Georgia law. Since then, however, very few courts have interpreted the RCA, leaving employers and practitioners...more
On April 23, 2018, employees at a Portland, Oregon location of the fast food restaurant chain Burgerville voted to unionize. After a nearly two-year campaign, the Industrial Workers of the World Portland Chapter...more
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination in places of public accommodation, which includes businesses that are open to the public – like shopping malls, restaurants, movie...more
Employers in today's business world must comply with a host of federal, state, and local laws and regulations as part of managing their workforce. In addition to confusing and complicating situations, these laws can frighten...more