25 Jul, 2024 How to Navigate the Illinois Human Rights Act's Protection of Criminal Convictions By Doug Oldham Illinois is one of only a few states that protects conviction records in its anti-discrimination statute. Specifically, the Illinois...
19 Jul, 2024 Practical Considerations for Employers in Light of Texas Ruling on FTC Non-compete Ban By Brittany McCants The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) rule banning non-competes is scheduled to go into effect on Sept. 4, 2024. Although practitioners...
17 Jul, 2024 Full Steam Ahead: NLRB Top Lawyer Signals Continued Focus On Injunction Actions By David Pryzbylski Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Starbucks v. McKinney clarifying the standards courts must use when evaluating...
11 Jul, 2024 House Subcommittee Examines 50-year-old ERISA and Debates Future By Adam Calandra The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing in...
10 Jul, 2024 FLSA's White-Collar Exemption: Texas Judge Suspends DOL's Ability to Enforce New Rule By Mitchell Berry As of July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) instituted a significant change affecting the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA)...
08 Jul, 2024 Freedom in the Spotlight This Independence Day: Texas Court Halts Enforcement of FTC's Non-compete Ban By Mitchell Berry One area where American values of freedom and independence are continually tested is in the realm of labor and employment law. On July 3,...
26 Jun, 2024 Evolving Intersection of Pride and Religious Accommodations: What Employers Need to Know By Aaron Vance June is Pride month, a time when many employers look to incorporate new ways to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, including...
26 Jun, 2024 No Chill? OSHA Advances Proposed Standard on Heat Injury, Illness Prevention By Aaron Vance While most of the country has been under a record-breaking heat wave, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has...
19 Jun, 2024 EEOC's Pregnancy Rule Survives Initial Challenge By Christopher Rubey A coalition of state attorneys general filed suit in April against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its recently...
18 Jun, 2024 8 Things Employers Should Know About LA County's New Fair Chance Ordinance By Rochelle Lynn Calderon Los Angeles County's new Fair Chance Ordinance, passed earlier this year, goes into effect Sept. 3, 2024. This ordinance builds on...
17 Jun, 2024 Fireworks Before the Fourth: First Decision on FTC's Non-Compete Ban Incoming By Christopher Rubey Swiftly after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved its rule banning most non-compete agreements this spring, several entitles...
13 Jun, 2024 Supreme Court Hands NLRB a Piping Hot Wake-Up Call By Scott Witlin A mostly unanimous U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) request for preliminary injunctive relief,...
12 Jun, 2024 Déjà Vu: Another UAW President Reportedly Under Investigation By David Pryzbylski The more things change, the more they stay the same. This may be the case at the United Auto Workers (UAW) . A few years after two ...
04 Jun, 2024 UAW Stalls in Alabama as Mercedes-Benz Workers Vote Against Joining Union By David Pryzbylski The United Auto Workers (UAW) union suffered a major blow to its drive for membership in the Southeast as Mercedes-Benz workers in...
30 May, 2024 Eighth Circuit Navigating Sexual Harassment Arbitration: Key Insights for Employers By Rochelle Lynn Calderon Employers must stay informed about the implications of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA)...
17 May, 2024 Payday: Terminated Employee Awarded $78,000 in EEOC Settlement By David Pryzbylski Employees returning to work following a hospitalization or illness can present legally nuanced issues, particularly if an employer is...