Through two unanimous decisions, the Supreme Court has made it easier for employees to avoid arbitration due to their status as "transportation workers" and to challenge job transfers as discriminatory under Title VII....more
5/7/2024
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After more than a year of considering tens of thousands of public comments, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has voted 3-to-2 to adopt a Final Rule (the “Rule”) that would effectively ban almost all employee non-compete...more
4/25/2024
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In considering whether two entities should be considered a “single employer” for purposes of the WARN Act, the Fifth Circuit concluded that “the question of de facto control is of such importance that liability might be...more