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

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

‘Tis the season for giving, which the NLRB has embraced in a most generous manner to unions.  Last week, the NLRB either decided or announced

Richard I. Lehr, Esq. With Democrats taking the Senate and Republicans the House, what should employers expect through January 2025? Without a single party controlling both

McKenzie T. Meade, Esq. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of Wal-Mart Stores East, LP (“Wal-Mart”) regarding

Whitney R. Brown, Esq. California: every joke that could be made about this state, particularly its pro-plaintiff laws and regulations, has already been made, so

On Friday, the independent Amazon Labor Union won an election at the company’s Staten Island, New York fulfillment center.  The company has five days to

COVID-19 represented an important historical and political turning point in the world of work and employee and employer regulation. As this pandemic becomes less of

Many employers are receiving invitations to register for the OFCCP’s Contractor Portal. Those of you who have followed the OFCCP’s news releases to this point

This afternoon, two hotly anticipated Supreme Court decisions were published regarding two of the Biden Administration’s four vaccine mandates: the OSHA Large Employer Emergency Temporary