Employment Law Report

EEOC Files Suit Against The New York Times, Alleging that the Times Discriminated Against a White, Male Employee

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:01 -0400

You Can't Say That! Actually... You Can

Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:02 -0400

Surprise! The Right to Sue: When the EEOC Never Sent the Charge

Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:03 -0400

EEOC Files Suit Against The New York Times, Alleging that the Times Discriminated Against a White, Male Employee

Victoria Boland Fuller — Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:04 -0400

The New York Times Company (the “Times”) found itself at the center of its own breaking news story earlier this month. On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) filed suit in the Southern District of New York alleging that the Times engaged in “unlawful employment practices on the basis of race and/or sex” by “fail[ing] to promote [an employee] because of his race (White) and/or sex (male).” The lawsuit stems from a charge filed with the EEOC by an unnamed Times employee referred to throughout the Complaint as the “Charging Party.”

You Can't Say That! Actually... You Can

Laura D. Caty — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:05 -0400

Picture this: as a manager, you are friends with a few employees from work on Facebook. You are scrolling through your page one night when you see an employee’s post criticizing you and other members of management. The post calls you a jerk (or insert word of your choosing) and states you are profiting from mandatory overtime instead of protecting workers who are falling asleep on the job. You take a screenshot of the post and email it to the Human Resources Department. The next day, the employee who posted the criticism is fired.

Problem solved? Not exactly.

Surprise! The Right to Sue: When the EEOC Never Sent the Charge

Natalie M. Harbin — Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:06 -0400

Has your company recently received a Notice of Right to Sue (NRTS) from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) without ever having received a Charge of Discrimination? If so, you are not alone.

Within 10 days after an employee files a Charge with the EEOC, the EEOC normally sends the Charge to the employer prior to issuing a NRTS. The copy of ...

Federal Trade Commission Targets Broad Non-compete Agreements

Mitzi D. Wyrick — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:07 -0400

On April 15, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) targeted the widespread use of noncompete agreements by Rollins, Inc., the parent company of pest-control brands including Orkin, HomeTeam, and Critter Control. In a proposed consent order, the FTC required Rollins to stop enforcing non-compete restrictions for more than 18,000 employees for ...

AI-Based Hiring: 2026 Developments Employers Can’t Ignore

Isaac K. Keller — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:08 -0400

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is no longer theoretical in employment decisions—it is actively shaping the hiring process in 2026. Recent estimates suggest that 99% of Fortune 500 companies now use AI to filter job applicants and roughly 40% of companies expect to use AI to conduct screening interviews of job candidates. That level of AI ...

Be Mindful of Tipping Rules Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Leslie E. Ghiz — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:09 -0400

Two class actions were filed in 2024 against Jeff Ruby Culinary (“JRC”) for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (‘FLSA”). The classes were made up of over 700 former employees and the claims asserted that JRC had violated FLSA through illegal tipping practices. The cases were eventually consolidated in the Middle District of ...

Sixth Circuit Rejects NLRB’s Cemex Bargaining-Order Standard

Michelle D. Wyrick — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:10 -0400

Written by: Michelle D. Wyrick

In Brown-Forman Corp. v. NLRB, Nos. 24-2107/25-1060, the Sixth Circuit reviewed a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order requiring Brown-Forman’s Woodford Reserve facility to bargain with the Teamsters Local 651 after the union lost a secret-ballot election. The NLRB upheld a finding that Brown-Forman had ...

Department of Labor Launches Website for its “Center for Faith”

Sharon L. Gold — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:11 -0400

On March 19, 2026, the DOL launched a new website for its “Center for Faith.” Center for Faith | U.S. Department of Labor The DOL’s Center for Faith was created in response to a February 2025 Executive Order from President Trump that created a White House Faith Office and federal agency Centers for Faith. Establishment of The White House Faith ...

Is It Time for a Spring Cleaning of Your Employment Policies?

Cassidy R. Zang — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:12 -0400

Much to everyone’s excitement, spring is just around the corner! Conducting regular reviews of and updates to your company’s policies and employee handbook allow you to adjust the policies to work with your business rather than against it. As you transition between seasons and begin your spring cleaning, don’t forget to look through your ...

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Framework for AI Literacy

Brandon A. Girdley — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:13 -0500

On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor published its Artificial Intelligence Literacy Framework, a memorandum designed to act as a resource for program design and to encourage expanded AI literacy training across the public workforce and education systems. The framework outlines five foundational content areas: understanding AI ...

Employment Law Report

EEOC Files Suit Against The New York Times, Alleging that the Times Discriminated Against a White, Male Employee

You Can't Say That! Actually... You Can

Surprise! The Right to Sue: When the EEOC Never Sent the Charge

EEOC Files Suit Against The New York Times, Alleging that the Times Discriminated Against a White, Male Employee

You Can't Say That! Actually... You Can

Surprise! The Right to Sue: When the EEOC Never Sent the Charge

Federal Trade Commission Targets Broad Non-compete Agreements

AI-Based Hiring: 2026 Developments Employers Can’t Ignore

Be Mindful of Tipping Rules Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Sixth Circuit Rejects NLRB’s Cemex Bargaining-Order Standard

Department of Labor Launches Website for its “Center for Faith”

Is It Time for a Spring Cleaning of Your Employment Policies?

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Framework for AI Literacy

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