The first month of President Trump’s second administration began with a flurry of Executive Orders, many of which directly affect various employment related issues. While many of the new administration’s Executive Orders (EO)...more
2/17/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) nationwide ban on post-employment noncompetition agreements is no more following a Northern District of Texas judge’s ruling imposing a nationwide permanent injunction. Although a long and...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 ,
Statutory Authority ,
Texas
The US Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule to increase the federal salary threshold for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on April 23, 2024. DOL had previously issued On August 30, 2023, the US...more
4/24/2024
/ Comment Period ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On February 8, 2024, the United States Supreme Court, in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, issued a decision that expands the ability of whistleblowers to seek anti-retaliation protections under federal whistleblower laws....more
2/13/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Murray v UBS Securities LLC ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Violations ,
UBS ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On May 30, 2023, the federal government continued its crusade against employee non-compete agreements. Jennifer A. Abruzzo, the NLRB’s General Counsel, issued a Memo to all Regional Directors, in which she stated that, absent...more
It is hardly a secret that most employers routinely incorporate confidentiality and non-disparagement obligations in severance agreements for departing employees. On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. In his order, President Biden states that companies can stifle competition with non-compete clauses - claiming...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published guidance addressing various issues related to employment law and COVID-19. On September 8, 2020, the EEOC posted updates, which...more
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision, delivered by Justice Gorsuch, regarding protection for workers under Title VII based on sexual orientation or transgender status. The holding:...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision holding that Title VII’s administrative exhaustion requirement is not a jurisdictional bar to filing a lawsuit in court. The lawsuit involved an individual, Lois...more
6/5/2019
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fort Bend County Texas v Davis ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) is the latest victim in a long line of leagues that have attempted to offer professional football outside of the NFL. In early April of this year, the AAF “iced the kicker” and closed...more