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Albemarle company hit by EEOC with harassment suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is charged with investigating employment discrimination claims. Sometimes its investigations determine that discrimination has occurred. In such cases, the agency...

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FTC issues proposed rule banning noncompete agreements

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-1 to propose a rule that, if adopted, will dramatically affect companies that use noncompete agreements to protect their business interests. Answers to...

NLRB clears path for organizing smaller groups of employees

Since its enactment in 1935, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) has been interpreted and enforced by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). It isn’t any secret that the decisions interpreting the NLRA have swung...

Overtime on overtime: calculating bonuses under compensation plan

A small difference in wages led to a massively complex opinion about how to calculate overtime compensation into a nondiscretionary bonus, whether to apply state or federal law in the calculation, and whether overtime...

Jan 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

If 7 turned out to be 10: Determining when weekly wage is due

This case is simple—straightforward and potentially contradictory language in two dueling statutes related to the date wage payment is due, allowing an employer to meet the letter if not the spirit of the code. Spoiler...

Jan 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Exploring the next ‘quiet’ workplace phenomenon and what to do about it

First, the buzz was all about “quiet quitting” as overworked employees quietly cut back on their tasks to help them cope with job stress. That trend was countered with “quiet firing” as supervisors who noticed the...

Jan 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter

Focusing on the future: HR leaders explore what to expect

It’s early in the new year—a time when people often assess priorities and look at what to expect in the future. That goes for human resources thinkers, too. With all the change the workplace has seen over the past few...

Jan 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

FTC proposes rule banning all employment noncompete agreements

On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that could change the employment terms of approximately 30 million American workers. To learn more about this game-changing proposal and how it may...

Jan 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

New law to offer additional protections to pregnant workers, applicants

As part of the comprehensive Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, President Joe Biden recently signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The Act, which applies to employers with 15 or more employees...

Jan 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Important year-end changes affecting employers and their employee benefit plans

While many were out finishing up their last-minute Christmas shopping, Congress passed the highly anticipated retirement plan legislation known as SECURE Act 2.0, and the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human...

Jan 17, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Standing to sue not guaranteed by federal law in California

Because a former employee didn’t allege any concrete injury in connection with a claimed informational injury under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) from an employer’s allegedly inadequate disclosure in...

Jan 17, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

What to do when you get sued: A handy HR guide to litigation

Many HR professionals may relate to the “oh no, what now?” moment when they first learn an employment-related lawsuit has been filed. Although employers would prefer to avoid litigation entirely, it’s important for HR...

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Arizona voters pass Predatory Debt Collection Protections Act

On November 8, 2022, Arizona voters passed Arizona Proposition 209, titled the Healthcare Debt Interest Rate Limit and Debt Collection Exemptions Initiative. The initiative passed by a wide margin of 72.01% to 27.99%...

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‘Tis the season for drug testing

Employers have questions all year about employee drug and alcohol testing. In recent years, however, those inquiries have seemed to increase during the holiday season. As employees emerge from two months of holiday...

Texas court review of arbitration clause illustrates potential pitfalls

The Texas Supreme Court recently upheld a mandatory arbitration clause contained in an employee handbook. The nine-year saga illustrates the risks of placing binding arbitration documents within nonbinding employment...

Jan 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

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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