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Compliant Hiring: Current Legal Obligations When Building Your Workforce (Video)
Navigating the complexities of hiring can be challenging, especially when it comes to ensuring compliance with various legal standards. In this recorded webinar, Bracewell Labor & Employment partner Kelly Robreno Koster and associate Caroline Melo Chapman discuss the current legal landscape affecting hiring and how employers can comply with the latest laws while also building a diverse and productive workforce.
Compliant Hiring: Current Legal Obligations When Building Your Workforce
Navigating the complexities of hiring can be challenging, especially when it comes to ensuring compliance with various legal standards. In this recorded webinar, Bracewell Labor & Employment partner Kelly Robreno Koster and associate Caroline Melo Chapman discuss the current legal landscape affecting hiring and how employers can comply with the latest laws while also building a diverse and productive workforce.
Texas District Court Sets Aside FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Should Consider
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v. FTC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117418 (N.D. Tex. July 3, 2024).
Texas District Court Sets Aside FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Should Consider | JD Supra
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v. FTC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117418 (N.D. Tex. July 3, 2024).
UAE Two-Month Grace Period, Foreign Nationals, Expired Permits
Skip to main content September 05, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 249 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found. Trending News United Arab Emirates | New Grace Period Policy Introduced Print Mail Download />i Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Digg Print X Buffer Flipboard The Emirati government announced that foreign nationals on expired residence permits will now be granted a two-month grace period to resolve their immigration status.
Texas District Court Sets Aside FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Should Consider
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v. FTC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117418 (N.D. Tex. July 3, 2024).
FTC Bans Nearly All Non-Compete Agreements
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday issued a final rule banning non-compete agreements that prevent workers from working for a competitor or starting a competing business (the Rule). The Rule requires employers to provide notice to workers, except for senior executives, who are bound by an existing non-compete agreement, that such agreements are no longer enforceable.
EXPERT INSIGHTS-FIFTH CIRCUIT EXPANDS TITLE VII EXPOSURE FOR EMPLOYERS
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Fifth Circuit Expands Title VII Exposure for Employers | JD Supra
On August 18, 2023, in Hamilton v. Dallas County, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, expanded the circumstances under which an employer can be held liable for disparate treatment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”).
Fifth Circuit Expands Title VII Exposure For Employers
On August 18, 2023, in Hamilton v. Dallas County, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, expanded the circumstances under which an employer can be held liable for disparate treatment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ("Title VII").
Hamilton v. Dallas County Increases Employer Title VII Liability
Thursday, August 24, 2023 On August 18, 2023, in Hamilton v. Dallas County, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, expanded the circumstances under which an employer can be held liable for disparate treatment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”).
Fifth Circuit Expands Title VII Exposure for Employers
On August 18, 2023, in Hamilton v. Dallas County, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, expanded the circumstances under which an employer can be held liable for disparate treatment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”).
NLRB Revises Test for Evaluating Workplace Policies | JD Supra
On August 2, 2023, in Stericycle, Inc. (Stericycle), the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) revised the test for determining whether an employer’s workplace policies comply with the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA). Stericycle reverses the Board’s 2017 decision in Boeing Co. (Boeing), which outlined a balancing test between a policy’s impact on a worker’s NLRA rights, and an employer’s legitimate business justification for the rule.
NLRB Revises Test for Evaluating Workplace Policies
On August 2, 2023, in Stericycle, Inc. (Stericycle), the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) revised the test for determining whether an employer’s workplace policies comply with the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA). Stericycle reverses the Board’s 2017 decision in Boeing Co. (Boeing), which outlined a balancing test between a policy’s impact on a worker’s NLRA rights, and an employer’s legitimate business justification for the rule.
Supreme Court “Clarifies” Employer Duty to Make Religious Accommodations | JD Supra
On June 29, 2023, in Groff v. DeJoy, the US Supreme Court unanimously adopted a new interpretation of the standard for when an employee’s religious accommodation poses an “undue hardship” for an employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII). In Groff, the Supreme Court repudiated the commonly held understanding of Transworld Airlines v. Hardison—a nearly 50-year-old decision.
Time’s Up in Texas: State Expands Scope of Liability for Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims
In a surprise move for the typically employer-friendly state, Texas laws on sexual harassment officially became more protective of employees than federal law on Sept. 1. The “new Texas Sexual Harassment Law” expands liability for sexual harassment to employers of all sizes, and to individual managers, who may now be held personally liable for failing to remedy sexual harassment.
Prepare. Plan. Commute. Debrief.
By Kelly Koster Uncertainty has been the recurring theme of 2020, and I doubt very much will be certain again in 2021. How do you adapt your parking and mobility program for uncertain times? Through skiing of course. Let me explain. In an effort to social distance my ski habit this winter, I’m moving to the backcountry and taking an avalanche 101 course to prepare. And I’ve found the parallels to mobility planning are uncanny.
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