Insights
Labor & Employment
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December 2, 2024
NLRB Overrules Longstanding Precedent on Captive-Audience Meetings
The NLRB reversed a 76-year-old precedent that compelled employees to attend meetings where the employer expresses its views on unionization.
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November 18, 2024
Texas Court Strikes Down DOL’s New Overtime Rule Nationwide
A Texas Court vacated the DOL's overtime rule. For now, Employers are not required to raise the threshold as of January 1, 2025.
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October 25, 2024
New NLRB Memo Targets Non-Compete & Stay-or-Pay Policies: Key Updates for Employers
NLRB issued a memorandum announcing a remedy to overly broad non-compete and stay-or-pay provisions.
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September 13, 2024
Sixth Circuit Says Not So Fast on the Last Chance Agreement
In a recent decision involving the validity of a last chance agreement, the Court ruled an LCA unenforceable under common law principles.
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August 22, 2024
CLIENT ALERT: Texas Court Blocks FTC Non-Compete Ban—By a Nose
A Texas federal court has blocked the FTC's proposed nationwide ban on non-compete agreements, just weeks before it was set to take effect.
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August 12, 2024
To Notice or Not to Notice: Employers Prepare for FTC Non-Compete Rule as September Effective Date Nears
The effective date of the FTC’s Final Rule prohibiting non-compete agreements quickly approaches, yet there is still no definitive resolution as to whether it i…
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July 11, 2024
The Supreme Court Overturns Chevron, Bringing Clarity to Whether the District Courts or Federal Agencies Interpret Ambiguous Federal Statutory Provisions
SCOTUS recently returned the duty of interpreting ambiguous statutory provisions involving federal agency rulings to the district courts.
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July 10, 2024
EEOC’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Faces Legal Challenges: Key Takeaways for Employers
Within the last two weeks, courts across the country reached opposite conclusions about the U.S. EEOC’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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June 27, 2024
Supreme Court Sides with Starbucks in Long-Awaited Union Battle: Implications for Employers and Employees
In an eight to one decision this month, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks in a longstanding legal battle against the NLRB.
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May 30, 2024
Sixth Circuit Rules That Accommodation Requests Under the ADA Can Be Inferred Without Explicit Employee Request
Sixth Circuit held employers are required to draw all reasonable inferences when assessing whether a request for a reasonable accommodation has been made under …
