On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the United States Supreme Court provided an opening for workers to allege employment discrimination claims regarding job transfers based on sex, race, religion, or national origin. In Muldrow v....more
4/23/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) reversed decades of established law with the release of its decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC (“Cemex”), NLRB Case No. 28-CA-230115. Cemex...more
On August 18, 2023, the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals expanded the range of negative employer actions that can serve as a basis for an employment discrimination lawsuit. This decision overruled established precedent...more
8/24/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Promotions ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a new legal standard to determine whether an employer’s workplace policy is “facially unlawful” under Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act....more
For years, confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses have been integral parts of any agreement where the employer agrees to pay the departing employee a severance. These types of provisions protect the employer on two...more
3/6/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Severance Agreements