On July 11, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in Johnson v. NCAA that certain college athletes may qualify as employees of their schools or the NCAA under the Fair Labor...more
7/18/2024
/ College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Student Athletes ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued its final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), providing explanation and guidance for employers in implementing the PWFA in their workplaces and...more
6/6/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) took aggressive enforcement measures this week by filing suit against 15 employers that allegedly failed to submit mandatory EEO-1 workforce demographic reports in...more
On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) issued its proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (the “Proposal”) for public comment. The Proposal seeks to update guidance, last...more
4/5/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Banks ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
Employment Contract ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Merger Agreements ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Compete Agreements
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, a federal judge enjoined the enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) against the state of Texas. Judge James Wesley Hendrix determined that a proxy voting rule in place during...more
2/29/2024
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Quorum ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government ,
Texas