“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (Order) is one of President Trump’s most recent executive orders. The Order was signed on January 21, 2025. The Order revoked Executive Order EO11246...more
1/23/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII
As previously covered on our HR Law Talk blog, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete ban (FTC Rule or the Rule) is scheduled to take effect on September 4, 2024. Issued in April, the FTC Rule prohibits all...more
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to adopt a monumental final rule prohibiting employers from entering into non-competes against all workers within the jurisdiction of the FTC – a move that is poised to...more
5/3/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Contract ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) became effective on June 27, 2023. On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its proposed regulations on the PWFA. After receiving over 100,000...more
4/23/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation
On January 31, the Sixth Circuit published a cautionary tale regarding the “reasonable belief” doctrine involving an employer that fired a disabled employee for a positive drug test for “marijuana.”...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision radically changing how employers may use (or, more accurately, not use) nondisparagement and confidentiality clauses in severance agreements....more
3/13/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements ,
Unions
In response to President Biden’s Executive Order issued on January 21, 2021, directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the...more
6/14/2021
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Screening Procedures ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The legislatures of Oregon, Nevada and Illinois recently placed additional limitations on restrictive covenants, particularly non-competition covenants.
Changes to Oregon Restrictive Covenants -
Effective as to...more
6/9/2021
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Governor Sisolak ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Legislatures
As passed back in March 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)’s Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLA) requirements by which employers with less than 500...more
12/23/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Extensions ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
New Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Tax Credits