Kathleen Barton, Brian Gaudet, and David Zacks recently participated in a panel at the annual Susan A. Cahoon Annual Ethics and Professionalism Seminar hosted by Kilpatrick Townsend. The panel discussed how a lawyer’s...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Brian Gaudet and Katie Barton and David Zacks of Zacks Resolution recently participated in a panel at the annual Susan A. Cahoon Annual Ethics and Professionalism Seminar hosted by Kilpatrick Townsend....more
Please note: The below information may require updating, including additional clarification, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop.
On December 17, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 in a 3-judge panel to...more
Please note: The below information may require updating, including additional clarification, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop.
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued emergency temporary...more
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) directing all private employers with 100 or more employees corporate-wide to establish, implement, and enforce a mandatory...more
Kilpatrick Townsend recently partnered with the ACC Georgia Chapter to offer again this year the Annual International Seminar: Navigating Cross-Border Legal Issues in Brazil and Mexico. Speakers covered issues organizations...more
Please note: The below information may require updating, including additional clarification, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop.
In early September, President Biden issued a series of Executive Orders (“EO”)...more
On January 7, 2021, when Trump was still in office, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a new, employer-friendly rule for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The...more
On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Judge Gregory Woods, a federal judge sitting in the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), struck down, in a 62-page opinion, key provisions of the recently released Department of Labor (“DOL”)...more
In a landmark decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch and released today, June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States held that “an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
On Monday, May 19, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) withdrew the non-exhaustive lists of establishments that were potentially eligible for or excluded from the retail or service establishment exemption to overtime under...more
On April 17, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed into law the San Francisco Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO or Ordinance), adding San Francisco to the growing list of local jurisdictions issuing their...more
The spread of the novel coronavirus and the numerous shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders issued across the country in response have presented unique and challenging issues for employers. Significantly, many businesses who...more
With the turn of the calendar, the beginning of the new year, and the collective making of resolutions, it is also a good idea to understand the biggest legal risks that companies may confront in the near- and long-term....more
1/17/2020
/ Advertising ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Automatic Renewals ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Design Patent ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchises ,
Independent Contractors ,
Public Accommodation ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
TCPA ,
Website Accessibility
2017 was the dawning of a new era for workplaces everywhere. Employees are talking about harassment more than ever, and employers who do not act quickly to catch up in light of the #MeToo movement will lose talent and face...more
On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the New Parent Leave Act, a law that will require employers with 20-49 employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected parental leave to...more
On August 25, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance on workplace retaliation issues. The EEOC enforces Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with...more
The federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “DTSA” or “Act”) became law on May 11, 2016. Here are a few highlights: -
1. The DTSA seeks to address the significant effects that trade secret misappropriation has on the...more