Mandatory work from home, strict social distancing, daily temperature checks – all seem like employment issues from a lifetime ago as we enter yet another phase of managing COVID-19 in the workplace.  The primary issue now?  Managing the effects of…

Our In-Person Effective Supervisor Programs Are Back! We are pleased to resume our popular in person Effective Supervisor® training sessions in Huntsville, Decatur, Birmingham, and Montgomery. Our Effective Supervisor® presentations are prepared especially for front-line supervisors and managers, as well as HR professionals and…

Legal and Labor Update at Manufacture Alabama on February 9th Lehr Middlebrooks partner Richard Lehr will present a legal and labor update at the Manufacture Alabama Human Resources & Workforce Development Committee Meeting on February 9, 2023. Richard will cover…

BLS Report Shows Increasing Organizing Success But Continued Overall Union Membership Decline On January 19, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report regarding union membership.  First, the good news for unions: membership increased by 273,000, one of the…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rung in the New Year by proposing a nationwide prohibition on non-compete agreements between employers and their employees.  On January 5, 2023, the FTC voted 3-1 to propose a rule that would prohibit all employers…

The recently-enacted Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2023 (H.R. 2617) included two provisions for pregnant and nursing mothers.The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) expands lactation break rights to exempt employees.The PUMP Act amends the lactation provision…