On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the United States Supreme Court provided an opening for workers to allege employment discrimination claims regarding job transfers based on sex, race, religion, or national origin. In Muldrow v....more
4/23/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) reversed decades of established law with the release of its decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC (“Cemex”), NLRB Case No. 28-CA-230115. Cemex...more
On August 18, 2023, the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals expanded the range of negative employer actions that can serve as a basis for an employment discrimination lawsuit. This decision overruled established precedent...more
8/24/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Promotions ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a new legal standard to determine whether an employer’s workplace policy is “facially unlawful” under Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act....more
For years, confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses have been integral parts of any agreement where the employer agrees to pay the departing employee a severance. These types of provisions protect the employer on two...more
3/6/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Severance Agreements
* The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has disseminated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) designed to impact and protect healthcare workers most likely to have contact with someone infected with the...more
6/17/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety directing the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to issue science-based guidance for...more
2/1/2021
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety