On Thursday, September 26, from 12-1, Chris Gantt-Sorenson will cover the EEOC’s 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace in detail, providing employers and human resource professionals an understanding of how the Guidance impacts EEOC’s investigations and considerations of Charges of Discrimination and Harassment filed with the agency.
The webinar will provide attendees the…
On August 20, 2024, a federal district judge in Texas issued an order that blocks the FTC’s new non-compete rule from taking effect on September 4, 2024. The ruling, which was made in the case of Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (N.D. Tex.), applies nationwide. The judge determined that the FTC lacked authority to promulgate regulations…
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On August 20, 2024, a federal district judge in Texas issued an order that blocks the FTC’s new non-compete rule from taking effect on September 4, 2024. The ruling, which was made in the case of Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (N.D. Tex.), applies nationwide. The judge determined that the FTC lacked authority to…
Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Denny Major on August 22, from 12-1 PM, for an update on the latest news regarding the FTC’s final rule on non-compete agreements. Denny will discuss:
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On June 27, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Katie Busbee and Joseph Dickey presented a mid-year legislative update on key issues impacting employers.
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar hosted by HSB’s Employment Law team.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. HSB is honored to have Dennis Gillan as our guest speaker for the Employment Law Webinar series on May 23, 12-1 PM.
Dennis Gillan is a national thought leader on the topic of…
Yesterday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a much anticipated final rule banning non-compete agreements. The final rule, which is effective August 21, 2024, prohibits any person (including business entities) from entering into or attempting to enter into a “non-compete clause.” The rule defines “non-compete clause” as any term or condition of employment…
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has announced increases for the salary thresholds for exempt workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
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The EEOC issued its Final Rule and Interpretive Guidance implementing the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on Monday, April 15, 2024. The Rule becomes effective sixty days after it is published in the Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Appendix A to part 1636.
Some of the EEOC’s modifications in the Final Rule…
It’s not often I get to title an employment law update “Love is Blind,” but a recent ruling presents an opportunity to remind employers arbitration provisions in employment agreements are not enforceable when an employment dispute turned litigation pertains directly or indirectly to sex harassment.
Employers (well, their lawyers) routinely include mandatory binding arbitration provisions…
