Written by Tyson Gorman with the assistance of Jordan Hinnant, Wyatt Summer Associate
On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in Strife v. Aldine Independent School District that should prompt employers to take a close look at how they handle accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities ...
Written by Sharon Gold with the assistance of Basil McCoy
EEO-1 data collection opened on May 20, 2025. This is a mandatory reporting process for employers to submit workforce demographic data. The data collection period ends on June 24, 2025, requiring employers to submit their data electronically through the Equal Employment Opportunity ...
Written By: Tyson Gorman with the Assistance of Jon Michael Gaudin
The Department of Labor has recently provided new guidance, published as Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-1, to staff at the Wage and Hour Division regarding how to analyze a worker’s status as either an independent contractor or an employee. The factors used to determine ...
The 2024 EEO-1 Component Data Collection opened on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The deadline to file the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 report is Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Filers should read the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet to ensure they are in compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) substantive filing ...
Written by: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Jay McCormick, Wyatt Summer Associate
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are currently operating without a quorum, prompting questions about their near-term authority and activity.
Status on Removals
Earlier this year, President ...
Written by: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Colin Flood, Wyatt Summer Associate
On May 6, 2025, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Senate Enrolled Act No. 475 (SEA 475), which amended the current 2020 Indiana Physician Non-Compete Statute (Ind. Code § 25-22.5-5.5) and added new limitations to the enforceability of physician non-competes ...
By: Sharon Gold
The vast majority of employment discrimination claims against employers are based on a disparate treatment theory, where the employee alleges that he or she suffered an adverse employment action (such as termination, denied promotion, etc.) because of his or her race, sex, national origin, religion, age or disability. ...
Effective January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hiked the maximum fines for workplace safety violations. As an example, the maximum fine for a “serious” violation is now $16,550 per violation, and the maximum fine for a “willful” or “repeated” violation is now $165,514 per violation.
OSHA ...
By: R. Joseph Stennis, Jr.
In his first 100 days in office, President Donald J. Trump issued 142 executive orders. That is substantially more than the previous record held by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who issued 99 executive orders during his first 100 days back in 1933 - which were issued primarily to combat the Great Depression! To ...