Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to implement a new rule banning non-compete agreements for most U.S. workers. Specifically, the new rule prohibits employers from entering into or...more
4/25/2024
/ CEOs ,
COOs ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
Each year, LP’s Employment & Executive Compensation Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope that you...more
1/27/2023
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Bereavement Leave ,
Classification ,
Day of Rest Laws ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Pay ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Pay Transparency ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
Layoffs often accompany corporate bankruptcy, and employers should be aware of the legal obligations that impact mass layoffs and plant closures. Most notably, the federal WARN Act requires employers to notify the workforce...more
In the first biometrics privacy class action to go to trial in Illinois, last week a jury handed down a $228 million judgment against BNSF Railway Co. In the case of Rogers v. BNSF Ry. Co. (N.D. Ill., No. 19-cv-03083), the...more
10/20/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that would have required all employers with 100+ employees to mandate vaccination or testing, while allowing the Department of Health and...more
1/27/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Likely, yes, but employers must consider accommodation requests.
While we have not received clear guidance from government authorities on administering or requiring the COVID-19 vaccine, we hope to receive such guidance...more
12/16/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
Each year, LP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope that you find this 2015...more
1/29/2015
/ Ban the Box ,
Best Management Practices ,
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Discrimination ,
Email ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
PDA ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Protected Class ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Union Elections