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
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
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
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