On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, became the latest federal circuit to rule that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bristol-Meyers Squibb...more
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On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) that will go into immediate effect and is intended to remain in place for...more
On Aug. 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in a 3-2 decision along party lines in Tesla, Inc. , 370 NLRB No. 131 (2022), that an employer cannot impose any restriction on its employees’ right to wear...more
Tennessee and Alabama recently enacted legislation that impacts employers’ ability to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. On Nov. 12, 2021, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation that prohibits many...more
Recent amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act became effective Sept. 29, 2019. Illinois employers are now prohibited from seeking or inquiring about a job applicant’s wage or salary history with any current or former...more
Employers can breathe a collective sigh of relief in light of the recent en banc holding of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Kleber v. CareFusion Corporation. In Kleber, the full 7th Circuit vacated a 2018 panel...more