Husch Blackwell partner Tyler Paetkau joins Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar to discuss the latest assault on non-compete agreements and their various iterations. While an August 2024 district court order enjoined the Federal...more
In part two of the discussion regarding the successful unionization of the Dartmouth University men’s basketball team, our labor law insiders Tyler Paetkau and Jason Montgomery, along with host Tom Godar, offer analysis and...more
In Part I of this discussion, Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar to analyze the NLRB’s Cemex decision, which announced a radical new framework for determining when...more
What is caste and caste discrimination?
“Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as aspects of their social life,...more
Effective January 1, 2024, California will further restrict the use of post-employment covenants not to compete (non-competes) by authorizing lawsuits against employers who include or seek to enforce void non-compete...more
By now, most private employers are familiar with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA), which arises in the context of college admissions. The Court held...more
8/1/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
State Attorneys General ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VII
In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court held in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana—contrary to California precedent—that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) allows PAGA claims to be split into individual and non-individual...more
Host Tom Godar is joined by two special guests, Tyler Paetkau and Jason Montgomery, for a special Higher Education edition of the Labor Law Insider. In this first part of a two-part podcast, the panel takes on two recent and...more
7/18/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Biden Administration ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Loans ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Unions ,
Universities
In Part II, Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insiders Tyler Paetkau and Olga Savage continue their discussion with host Tom Godar regarding the shifting standards applied by the National Labor Relations Board to traditional...more
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar welcomes two new Labor Law Insiders as they discuss the shifting standards applied by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to traditional employment policies found in almost every...more