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TN federal court bars misuse of employer's trade secrets

An East Tennessee federal district court recently issued a preliminary injunction barring a person from using information he stole from his former employer to further his competing business. Background Misappropriation...

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Feds pursue fraud claims against PPP recipients

To help struggling businesses needing immediate access to cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...

Tips to make sure disabilities don't derail diversity, inclusion efforts

The numbers aren't surprising. Year after year, statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) show the unemployment rate for people with disabilities to be dramatically higher than the rate for people without...

Leery of hiring ex-offenders? Study looks at employer attitudes

For years, employers have bemoaned the "skills gap." Even when candidates seem to be plentiful, many employers report a dearth of applicants with the right skills to fill positions. It's enough to put employers on the...

Sex discrimination still requires sex, 5th Circuit clarifies

I know the headline sounds a bit Zen, but please bear with me. After the U.S. Supreme Court found in Bostock v. Clayton County that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against sexual orientation...

Aug 31, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Liability or accountability? Probably both under new TX sexual harassment legislation

If you thought you could evade liability from sexual harassment by employing only a handful of employees, the Texas Legislature just gave you a wakeup call. Starting September 1, 2021, employers of all sizes may be...

Aug 31, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

‘The Office’ still delivers workplace hijinks, timeless lessons, at least that’s what she said

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and turned the world upside down, I found myself searching for solace and a much-needed laugh in the form of my favorite TV show of all time, The Office. Apparently, I wasn’t...

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Supreme Court delivers victory for property rights, defeat for union organizers

A California regulation allowed labor organizations to access an agricultural employer's property to solicit support for unionization, but the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided the rule amounted to a per se physical...

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Court again confirms PAGA claims not subject to arbitration

Many California employers have their employees sign arbitration agreements at the start of employment. These agreements usually state any claims that arise from the employment will be arbitrated and no jury or bench...

Aug 22, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

California employers: Beware background check land mines

California is rife with regulation of how employers may obtain and consider background check information for use in hiring and personnel decisions. The state's ban-the-box law and the Los Angeles and San Francisco...

Aug 22, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

CA Supreme Court decides on disqualification of hearing officer for financial bias

Under California law, a hospital must provide a physician with a fair hearing before revoking staff privileges. A panel of peers serves as the trier of fact, and a hearing officer conducts the hearing and makes...

Aug 22, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

How to support, capitalize on neurodiversity in workplace

In the modern workplace, neurodiverse employees can provide an organizational advantage. Some may have a high level of focus, allowing them to excel in a variety of roles (e.g., accounting, computer programming, and...

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Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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