Employment Law Letter

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Making DOL’s overtime rule changes make cents

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its highly anticipated final rule that will raise the standard minimum salary level needed for most white-collar exempt employees on July 1, 2024, and then...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New York · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Longing for the good ol’ days? Tips for enticing employees back to the office

Few would argue that the way people work has changed. The COVID pandemic made clear that organizations don’t have to always gather employees together in an office to get work done. Indeed, advances in technology make...

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5th Circuit rejects FMLA claims, clarifies employee notice requirement

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans (which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) recently upheld a district court’s decision that an employer wasn’t liable to an employee who alleged it...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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