Welcome to our first SuperVision e-newsletter of 2024. Although we are only four months into 2024, it has already been an incredibly active year on the labor and employment front. On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission...more
4/25/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
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Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Salary ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour
In 2024, and for the first time since 1999, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) likely will publish new Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. On September 29, 2023, the EEOC issued Proposed...more
Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements -
In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work...more
4/6/2023
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Former Employee ,
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Health and Safety ,
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Labor Law Violations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Offer Letters ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Safety Violations ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Unions ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Over the past two years, we have heard much about the burden on “caregivers” during the pandemic. Whether it was caring for school age children while school was remote and daycare closed, or caring for elderly family members,...more
Over the last 18 months, nearly everyone has experienced increased stress as once simple decisions about day-to-day routines became more complicated, going to work and school became a potential health risk, and many families...more
Vaccine mandates and return-to-work scenarios seem to be the hot topics of the day, and with all hot topics, along comes litigation. Along with litigation, comes serious discussions by employers and organizations about how...more
9/20/2021
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Remote Working ,
StubHub ,
Telecommuting ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In January, just prior to the inauguration, the Trump administration issued guidance and rule changes on a variety of issues, including the Independent Contractor Test and Religious Discrimination Guidance. Many recent...more
We are pleased to bring you our first SuperVision issue of the year. 2021 is anticipated to be a year of changes -- from a new presidential administration to a new phase of COVID-19 and vaccines -- and we are embracing that...more
Litigators often refer to so-called "bad facts," which are the facts that have the potential to sink a case with a jury. This 33rd issue of Unprecedented discusses a case with perhaps the worst alleged set of "bad facts" that...more
11/24/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Eviction ,
First Amendment ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Government Speech Doctrine ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
Moratorium ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Wrongful Death
The Editors' Note -
Welcome to this edition of SuperVision, the e-newsletter for Spilman Thomas & Battle's Labor & Employment Law Group. 2020 continues to bring unforeseen challenges, but employers are beginning to get back...more
9/5/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Emergency Rule ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Final Rules ,
Harassment ,
Lack of Authority ,
New Guidance ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Notice of Right to Sue ,
Paid Leave ,
Protected Activity ,
Quarantine ,
Remote Learning ,
Section 7 ,
State OSHA Laws ,
Traveling Employee ,
Virginia ,
Workplace Safety
As a result of troubling personal accounts of sexual harassment that have permeated coverage on national media outlets and our social media accounts during the past few months, employers may appropriately question whether...more
12/29/2017
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Young Lawyers
In this edition of SuperVision Today, Carrie Harris offers timely advice in this election season for employers who are dealing with divisive non-work issues in the workplace. Mitch Rhein explains the upcoming changes to the...more
10/13/2016
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Employment Discrimination ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
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Pay Discrimination ,
Payroll Records ,
Political Speech ,
Presidential Elections ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Student Employees ,
Teaching Assistants ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Communication