4/30/2024 8:53:33 PM EEOC issues long-awaited enforcement guidance on workplace harassment By James Holt Veronica Miclot On April 29, 2024 – for the first time in more than twenty years – the EEOC issued its long-awaited updated Enforcement Guidance on...
4/26/2024 8:05:09 PM Unpacking the FTC’s ban on U.S. non-compete agreements: Reviewing the fine print By Mark Goldstein Veronica Miclot As we posted on Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has at long last issued its final regulatory rule banning virtually all...
4/25/2024 2:19:18 PM Unpacking the FTC’s ban on U.S. non-compete agreements: Impact on non-profit organizations By Mark Goldstein Mariah McGrogan As we posted on Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has at long last issued its final regulatory rule banning virtually all...
4/24/2024 9:05:28 PM Unpacking the FTC’s ban on U.S. non-compete agreements: Impact on private equity and financial institutions By Mark Goldstein Cindy Minniti Christopher Sheaffer Ross Williams +1 more... Show less As we posted yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has at long last issued its final regulatory rule banning virtually all...
4/24/2024 3:51:15 PM U.S. Department of Labor mandates two salary threshold increases for white collar FLSA exemptions and a mechanism for future automatic increases By Betty Graumlich Christopher Bouriat Noah Oberlander On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final regulatory rule that will raise the minimum salary threshold for...
4/23/2024 9:35:41 PM BREAKING: FTC bans virtually all existing and future U.S. non-compete agreements By Mark Goldstein Brad Funari Cindy Minniti David Murphy +1 more... Show less As we discussed in an October 2021 article regarding the future of restrictive covenant agreements in the U.S., President Biden in July...
4/18/2024 5:12:13 PM U.S. Supreme Court clarifies standard for job transfer discrimination under Title VII By Cindy Minniti Alexandra Manfredi Corrie Buck On Wednesday April 17, 2024, the US Supreme Court in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al. issued a precedential ruling that...
4/16/2024 4:29:10 PM EEOC issues final rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act By Cindy Minniti Alexandra Manfredi Corrie Buck On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule implementing the federal Pregnant Worker’s Fairness...
4/11/2024 8:35:29 PM New York places limitations on employer access to employee social media By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Victoria Jaus As of March 12, 2024, New York employers are prohibited from requesting or obtaining access to the personal social media accounts of...
4/8/2024 8:25:30 PM Texas federal court blocks enforcement of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act By Amanda Brown Heather Raun On February 27, 2024, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division blocked enforcement of...
4/5/2024 10:41:53 AM Between a rock and a hard place – not so much anymore? By Jan Weißgerber Christian Schnurrer If an employment relationship is to be terminated unilaterally, employers in Germany often find themselves between a rock and a hard...
4/3/2024 7:28:20 PM NYC legislators propose three bills to curtail noncompete agreements By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Wendy Choi In the dynamic arena of labor laws and regulations, New York City is once again leading the charge with proposed changes that could have...
4/3/2024 3:54:52 PM California’s new minimum wage for fast food restaurants took effect this month By Jennifer Terry Rachelle Hong Barton California’s new law that creates a separate minimum wage applicable only to fast food restaurant employees took effect on April 1, 2024....