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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, 2022

Universities Share Lessons Learned from Ransomware Attacks "According to a recent Sophos poll of IT professionals, 44 percent of educational institutions suffered ransomware attacks in 2020, and 58 percent of those hit...more

Biden Administration Seeks to Limit Employer Speech to Aid in Union Organizing

Recently, leading officials in the Biden administration have taken steps to prevent employers from sharing their lawful views on collective bargaining in order to aid union efforts to organize more employees. These actions...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 2, 2022

Where Does Employer Liability for Workplace Injuries in a Post-COVID Work End? Liable at Work, but Not Off-Site? The COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic era saw an increase in the number of employees working from home. For...more

Bill Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims Heads to President's Desk

Late yesterday, the United States Senate approved a bill that will ban employers from requiring employees to settle sexual harassment and sexual assault claims in arbitration without the option of filing a civil lawsuit. The...more

Put Me in (a Bargaining Unit) Coach! - The NLRB Affirms Its Commitment to Treating Many Collegiate Athletes as Employees

Consistent with a continued expansion of statutory rights under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"), the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") confirmed her view that certain athletes at...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 4, 2021

Welcome to our final issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision. Our attorneys have examined trending topics, discussed recent legal developments, and answered frequently asked questions. These are some of the issues we believe...more

Doing a Deal? Include your Labor and Employment Lawyer

While engaging a talented corporate transactional lawyer is critically important to the success of a merger, sale or acquisition, a lesser-known -- but integral -- part of the transaction team should be a skilled labor and...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights: Issue 3, 2021

[co-author: Kelsie Wiltse] Welcome to our third issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision. It is no surprise that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still causing issues -- and that certainly includes issues for employers....more

Labor and Employment Legal Issues Post-Pandemic

As vaccines are rolled out nationwide and are available to any adult who wants one, we appear on the cusp of a return to some level of normalcy. With that return to normalcy will come an increased focus on...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 2, 2021

Welcome With the second issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision, we are focusing on "what's next." More than 100 days into Biden's Presidency and with more than 100 million Americans fully vaccinated from COVID-19, we...more

U.S. House of Representatives Passes the Pro Act, a Game Changer for Labor Relations

The Protecting the Right to Organize "PRO" Act was introduced on February 4, 2021 and passed the U.S. House of Representatives last night. If enacted, it would change labor law in the United States significantly by altering...more

COVID-19 & Getting Back to Business: Reopening Right the First Time [Video]

As states begin to ease the restrictions contained in stay-at-home orders and allow certain types of businesses to begin opening back up, have you considered the steps your organization needs to follow to ensure you're...more

Right to Work: The Law of the Land in West Virginia

Yesterday afternoon, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued its decision in State v. AFL-CIO and upheld the constitutionality of West Virginia's “Right-Work-Act” (the Workplace Freedom Act). Justice Jenkins...more

COVID-19: The FFCRA & CARES Act--Update on Loan Programs, Tax Provisions & Employee Leave Provisions [Video]

Spilman attorneys Kevin Carr and John Allevato discuss the implications of COVID-19 and the interplay of business, tax and labor issues associated with the important CARES Act stimulus programs....more

This Too Shall Pass: and Then What? Part 1 - Logistics of Returning Employees to the Workplace

Many businesses have been shuttered or have reduced their operations to an on-site skeleton crew supporting droves of teleworkers. At some point, most will reopen and bring their employees back into the workplace. Though the...more

Furlough vs. Layoff: How do they differ and how will employees be affected?

As a result of the COVID-19, employers are being forced to reduce the size of their workforces in order to keep costs down for the duration of the pandemic and perhaps beyond. Employers can choose to either furlough employees...more

COVID-19: What do the new laws and closures mean for your business? [Video]

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act and state enactments on unemployment, business closures, and mandatory shelter at-home orders have impacted business of all sizes. Businesses are looking for practical advice to...more

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"): Summary of Small Business Loan Provisions

Both houses of the United States Congress have now passed the CARES Act and sent it to the President for his expected signature. Among the provisions in the 880-page Act are critical ones dealing with aid to small businesses,...more

Protecting Yourself and Your Organization from COVID-19 Scams

In accordance with the CDC’s guidance on social distancing, more and more companies are increasing the number of employees working from home. As the number of employees working from home increases, so do the related cyber...more

NLRB Clears the Purple Haze Around Employee Use of Employer E-mail

The NLRB reversed the controversial holding in Purple Communications, which allowed employees to use their employer's e-mail system during non-working hours to engage in Section 7 protected discussions regarding wages, hours...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights: Issue 4, 2019

Welcome to the fourth quarter edition of SuperVision, the e-newsletter from Spilman Thomas & Battle's Labor & Employment Law Group. Just as we were going to press, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued two...more

DOL Adopts New Salary Threshold for White Collar Overtime Exemption

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has revised its Overtime Rule that updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights: Issue 3, 2019

Welcome to the third quarter edition of SuperVision, the e-newsletter for Spilman Thomas & Battle's Labor & Employment Practice Group....in this edition of SuperVision, and in case you missed the e-blast we sent out the day...more

Want the Warranty with That? Car Dealerships, Service Advisors and Overtime Pay

On April 2, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, holding that, because service advisors at car dealerships are “salesm[e]n . . . primarily engaged in . . ....more

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