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NLRB General Counsel targets noncompetes with rank-and-file employees

In the latest effort by the federal government to curtail the use of noncompetes—which are traditionally governed by state law—National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo issued a...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Texas · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Surveillance in the workforce—an update from the NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to move the needle on its interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in favor of unions. For example, in Memorandum GC 23-02 entitled “Electronic...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes

Michigan amends civil rights act to include abortion protections

On May 17, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill (SB) 147, which amends the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) to prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on their decision to...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · · Michigan

Electronic signatures: What you need to know

I tend to be old school. It’s a generational thing. But times change, and so must we. A recent case from a Texas appeals court provides a concise tutorial on what to do if an electronic signature is challenged. While the...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Small-town politics land city manager at Supreme Court

Watch any local newscast anywhere in the United States, and there’s a recurring theme: the hardball nature of local politics. This intersects with the fact that social media is a given in our lives, and all sorts of...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Rice University gets schooled in Title IX

I wanted to write about this very recent case for a couple of reasons. First, some subscribers are universities/colleges and are covered by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibiting sex-based...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Remember your religious accommodation duties

When talking reasonable accommodations, the first thing that most people think of is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · West

Comprehensive WISPs are crucial protection against data breaches

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently received a filing from a potentially large group of Massachusetts residents who allege their personal and private information was exposed in a data...

Aug 18, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · New England