Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 does not provide an implied right of action for sex discrimination in employment. This decision deepens an...more
11/12/2024
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Coaches ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hostile Environment ,
Professors ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Title IX ,
Title VII
A federal judge in Texas has enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements, leaving the FTC’s attempt to quash such agreements waiving in the breeze, at least for the time being....more
10/4/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
New Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
SCOTUS
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has issued an aggressive scheduling order that “should allow prompt resolution of” one of the initial challenges to the FTC’s noncompete ban “with sufficient time,...more
5/3/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Competition ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements
On August 2, 2023, in Stericyle Inc., the National Labor Relations Board abandoned the framework it had been using since 2017 to evaluate the legality of workplace rules, like those in employee handbooks. In its place, the...more
Connecticut has enacted a law that will, starting October 1, 2021, require employers of all sizes to disclose to employees and applicants "wage range" information. In the case of a job applicant, employers will be required to...more
If you’re like most businesses, you’re eager to reopen or return to “normal” operations as soon as possible. But before you reopen your offices and businesses—and perhaps while you have some extra time on your hands—it’s a...more
The economy is strong. Unemployment continues to hover around 4%, the lowest it has been in decades. Yet there are growing concerns that a recession is coming.
Originally published in HR Daily Advisor....more
1/8/2020
/ Dow Jones ,
Economic Downturn ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Financial Markets ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Labor Regulations ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Notice Requirements ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recessions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Triggering Event ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment ,
WARN Act
Workers’ compensation statutes impose liability without fault on the employers of men and women who are injured on the job. They also permit employers to recoup the costs they incur from any third parties who actually caused...more
10/24/2016
/ Appeals ,
Bodily Injury ,
Construction Industry ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equitable Subrogation ,
Indemnity Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Workers Compensation Awards ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Injury
Over the summer, this blog reported on how the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania managed to parse an employer’s liability exclusion to find that it did not exclude claims by employees of additional insureds. As the leaves started...more
11/2/2015
/ Additional Insured Endorsements ,
Appeals ,
Architects ,
Benchmarks ,
Bodily Injury ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Contractors ,
Homeowners ,
Insurance Industry ,
Negligence ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Renovations ,
Subcontractors ,
Summary Judgment
When your company uncovers evidence that an employee misappropriated trade secrets it must act swiftly. The company may want to fire the employee to protect itself from the potentially devastating consequences. But how can...more
7/28/2015
/ COBRA ,
Compliance ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Misappropriation ,
Popular ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts ,
UTSA ,
Young Lawyers
Liability policies for businesses are subject to a number of common exclusions; many, for example, do not cover liability to employees of the business who are injured on the job. Frequently, those policies do provide...more
Many insurers have a longstanding practice of paying claims adjusters a set weekly salary, regardless of the number of hours they actually work. The practice has support in federal labor regulations; the regulations...more
This webinar was designed to help employers keep up with recent developments in the rapidly-evolving area of wage and hour law compliance. These developments include ongoing efforts by federal and state leaders to increase...more