On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule which purports to prohibit employers from entering into new non-compete agreements with any employee, including senior executives. The rule,...more
Two federal agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”), have entered a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to strengthen efforts in...more
After nearly three years of navigating the most widespread public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has withdrawn its mandatory vaccination and testing...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed an omnibus spending bill which includes the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP), two new laws that...more
On April 25, 2022, Governor Henry McMaster signed bill H.3126 into law in an effort to signal the state’s continued opposition to any mandated COVID-19 vaccination requirement. The new law prohibits the state, political...more
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction, enjoining the CMS vaccination mandate effective November 5, 2021. [1] This order marks the...more
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