HR Alerts

Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

Jun 06, 2025 · HR Alerts · California · New York · Texas · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

page

Home

test

Analysis

Craft severance agreements carefully, with these factors in mind

Q When crafting a severance agreement, should you follow the guidelines of the state the employee resides/works in or the state where the company is incorporated? Before addressing the specific question about which state...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

AI: Take these steps now to safeguard your organization

No other technology today has the level of hype artificial intelligence (AI) has. Countless news articles, blog posts, and videos have predicted everything from drastic changes in the workplace to the complete...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Key element missing from IT worker’s accommodation and retaliation claims

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to Texas employers) recently issued an opinion identifying the key element of reasonable accommodation and retaliation claims. What do you think it is? As you...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

17 state attorneys general sue to stop EEOC’s final PWFA regulations

On April 25, 2024, attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) seeking to stop the implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Despite popularity of remote work, employer comfort levels still shaky

Legions of office workers have been skipping the commute for a few years now, working remotely in the comfort of their homes and relying on technology to keep them connected to their colleagues. Especially during the...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Lights, action, discovery dispute: A Texas tale

A TV host resigned because her employer didn’t respond when she complained about her cohost’s behavior. After her cohost was fired a few months later, she sued. During the pretrial fact-finding stage (discovery), the...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

EEOC’s final enforcement guidance on workplace harassment is here

On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final version of the Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment to include developments “answering the call” of the #MeToo movement; the...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Special delivery: SCOTUS rules on FAA transportation worker exemption

On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) provided guidance on the transportation worker exemption under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), unanimously holding that a worker doesn’t have to work in...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

FTC issues final rule purporting to ban most noncompete agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3 to 2 to issue a new rule that will dramatically affect employers that use noncompete agreements to protect their business interests. Answering questions about...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Will the tail wag the dog? Pretext vs. pretext plus

How does an employee prove discrimination to get to a jury? The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to answer this question, and they’ll make a choice between pretext alone versus pretext plus something more. Read on. Big...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

What FTC’s noncompete ban means for Massachusetts employers

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to implement a total ban on noncompete agreements for nearly all workers across the country. Noncompete agreements generally prohibit workers from moving to...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Employer in deep Sheetz over criminal history check

A large convenience store chain recently learned about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) intention to challenge how employers use arrest and conviction records to make hiring decisions. Criminal...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

UAW’s Volkswagen win in TN is first step in plan to organize southern, western states

The United Auto Workers (UAW) made history by winning its unionization vote at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 19, 2024. The final tally was 2,628 to 985, with a stunning 73% of eligible...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Be proactive in understanding EEOC’s updated workplace harassment guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the agency responsible for enforcing certain employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On April 29, 2024, as the EEOC commemorated the...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

DOL issues final rule on salary level increase for FLSA exemptions

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that will raise the salary threshold required to classify employees as exempt from overtime pay requirements under federal law. Effective July...