Knowing that there’s no rule against noncompetes, employers are back to drafting agreements with an eye to enforceability according to state law. While it is always important to know…
As the Department of Labor’s (DOL) composition ebbs and flows from administration to administration, so does the guidance employers receive on one of the most challenging questions in workforce management:…
According to a February 27, 2026, 2-1 decision by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Selina S. v. Dep’t of the Army, the EEOC determined that it…
In a case of first impression, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on February 25, 2026, that all claims in a sexual harassment case are prohibited from going to…
Rights and Wrongs: Unpacking the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative and the False Claims Act
Once again individual employee whistleblowers had an active year pursuing issues for the government under the False Claims Act (FCA). In 2025, FCA recoveries reached their highest mark ever at…
Or maybe not.
Questions about employee monitoring, especially electronic monitoring, come up regularly these days. Monitoring can involve email, computer log-in history, surveillance cameras, GPS devices, and various types of…
On January 16, 2026, a federal jury in Atlanta awarded $5.5 million to a security guard who alleged that her security company’s vice president of operations sexually harassed her.
The…
On January 19, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a blistering 74-page advisory opinion asserting the unconstitutionality of many common diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in both the…
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) may not be the first employment law that comes to mind when an employer wants to reduce legal risks and avoid potential pitfalls. However…
Update: The EEOC voted 2-1 along party lines to rescind the 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace in its entirety. The EEOC’s objections to the guidance primarily related…