Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Final Rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide. Until this point, the law on noncompetes varied from state to state. Some states’ laws were quite favorable to...more
In January 2023, I wrote a piece on my predictions for what we might expect in the labor/employment law world in 2023. As 2023 draws to a close, let’s see how I did....more
Attorneys Benton Toups, Ryan Bolick, Vince Eisinger and Georgia Malik will discuss a range of Employment Law topics, including to what extent an employer must accommodate an employee’s gender-related preferences; CBD Oil and...more
1/25/2023
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District ,
Marijuana ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Webinars
While issues like PPP loans, the CARES Act, and vaccination mandates are largely in the rearview mirror, the workplace looks vastly different than it did three years ago. Some of these changes were brought about by COVID,...more
1/4/2023
/ Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Labor Shortage ,
North Carolina ,
State Labor Laws ,
Telecommuting ,
THC
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the most sweeping anti-discrimination law ever enacted in the United States. By its express terms, it prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender