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Yes, friends, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new Final Rule raising the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees are about to go into effect as of July 1, 2024. If you feel like we’ve been here before, you are right. … more Continue reading Déjà Vu All Over Again – the Department of Labor Strikes Again

On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released new guidance on the general topic of harassment in the workplace. Per the EEOC’s press release, the new guidance “updates, consolidates, and replaces” five previous documents issued between 1987… more Continue reading Who Says You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? The EEOC Updates Decades-Old Harassment Guidance with Fresh Takes on Timeless Workplace Problems

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—which protects consumers from anti-competitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices—proposed a rule to prohibit employers from imposing non-compete clauses on workers. After almost a year of public comment, on April 23, 2024,… more Continue reading The FTC’s Final Rule on Non-Compete Agreements is “Finally” Here

The United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Muldrow v. St. Louis has reset the playing field for employers and employees alike when it comes to allegations of discriminatory treatment in the workplace.  In the wake of the Muldrow decision,… more Continue reading “Some Harm” is Enough: U.S. Supreme Court Eases Route for Employees to Bring Discrimination Charges and Lawsuits

Novelist Barbara Kingsolver wrote in Homeland and Other Stories, “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” While this is correct, the path to motherhood is fraught with peril. Morning sickness. Preeclampsia. Lifting restrictions. Pain. Discomfort. The list… more Continue reading What Employers Need to Know about the EEOC’s PWFA Final Rules: Part 1

Under Section 8(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), employees and employers are permitted to have a representative accompany OSHA Compliance Officers (“CSHOs”) during physical inspections of worksites as part of OSHA inspections. These physical inspections have… more Continue reading OSHA Worker Walk Around Final Rule

Healthcare remains one of the most targeted industries by cyberattacks and data breaches. Last year, the number of data breach victims hit an all-time high, and over seven hundred hospitals reported large data breaches that impacted more than 500 patients to… more Continue reading Cybersecurity Protection Act Provides Defense for Hospitals

On March 8, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the National Labor Relation Board’s newest joint-employer standard just three days before it was supposed to become effective. Had it become effective, the NLRB… more Continue reading Federal District Court Strikes Down NLRB’s Joint-Employer Standard – What’s Next for Employers?