On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the notion that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) imposes special requirements on a “majority-group” plaintiff trying to make an initial...more
6/12/2025
/ Ames v Ohio Department of Youth Services ,
Appeals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more
12/24/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Classification ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Machine Learning ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance ,
Workplace Safety
On August 20, 2024, a Texas federal court ruled that the FTC’s final rule banning most non-compete agreements (the “Non-Compete Rule”) cannot go into effect as scheduled. Many employers had been preparing to comply with the...more
8/22/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Lack of Authority ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Set-Asides ,
Statutory Authority ,
Texas
The legal landscape is ever-changing, as new laws are passed or existing laws are interpreted or enforced differently. Brooks Pierce attorneys have identified some of the biggest potential legal issues that businesses need to...more
3/8/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Interest Rates ,
Investigations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Mergers ,
Representations and Warranties ,
White Collar Crimes