Welcome to the fall issue of SuperVision, our labor and employment e-newsletter. In this edition, we cover the current status of the FTC’s attempts to ban noncompetes, OSHA’s proposed heat standard, how to handle political...more
10/2/2024
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Harassment ,
Health and Safety ,
Heat Exposure ,
Lack of Authority ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
OSHA ,
Political Speech ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to the Summer issue of SuperVision, our labor and employment e-newsletter. We continue to see substantial activity and legal developments impacting employers. In this edition, we cover Artificial Intelligence,...more
8/1/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Machine Learning ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations
Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 -
On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more
12/21/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Harassment ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
OSHA ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Religious Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII
Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements -
In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work...more
4/6/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Construction Industry ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Former Employee ,
Harassment ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Offer Letters ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Safety Violations ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Unions ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
The COVID-19 pandemic hit employers hard and fast, causing employers to deal with loss of revenue, tough decisions in regard to workforce and pay issues, and new laws and other guidelines that had to be analyzed and...more
5/16/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Furloughs ,
Layoffs ,
Medical Leave ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sick Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act