Religious discrimination and accommodations have quietly become some of the EEOC’s enforcement priorities, and a string of recent lawsuits shows the agency is not shy about pursuing those claims. For…
Four recent decisions by federal courts show just how much weight an employer’s investigation can hold in litigation, for better or worse. Investigation quality does not operate on a simple…
Remember when half the workforce went home in 2020 and, somehow, the work still got done? Employees remember, too, and many have used that history as ammunition today when employers…
On August 26, 2026, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Crystal S. Carey released Memorandum GC 26-04, “Further Guidance Regarding General Counsel Priorities.” The memo provides important insight into…
Unless and until there is binding federal law governing noncompetes in all 50 states, noncompete agreements will continue to be governed by state law. In recent years, state legislatures have…
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an employee could establish a failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, where the employee requested to be…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is positioned for another rescission mission. Recall that recently, the EEOC rescinded the 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace and two affirmative…
As of August 1, 2026, 16 states plus Washington, D.C. will have statewide pay transparency laws in effect that require employers to disclose what a job pays, including California, Colorado…