On January 27, 2025, President Trump removed Commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), as well as General Counsel Karla Gilbride. In light of President...more
2/10/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Quorum ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
At present, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule on non-competes (the “Rule”) is set to go into effect on September 4, 2024 for virtually every for-profit employer in the United States.
Though legal...more
Perhaps in response to recent success pursuing claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the plaintiffs’ bar is now also pursuing class actions against employers under another unique Illinois privacy...more
1/30/2024
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Genetic Testing ,
Illinois ,
Medical History ,
Penalties ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Retaliation ,
Wellness Programs
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Labor (DOL, together “the Agencies”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join forces to combat anticompetitive practices in the labor market. Under the MOU, the...more
On January 5, 2023, in a dramatic and far-reaching agency action, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking, effectively banning all non-compete agreements, nationwide. The FTC’s proposed...more
1/12/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Employment Contract ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Restrictive Covenants