Brandon Girdley is a member of the Firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Labor & Employment service teams. He concentrates his practice on a broad range of matters, including commercial disputes, tort and insurance defense ...
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 ...
Written by Brandon Girdley
On December 12, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion addressing Congress’s delegation to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) of rulemaking authority for overtime authorization. The case involved a federal employee who worked as a nurse for an agency within the ...
On October 7, 2025, the United States Senate confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Brittany Panuccio to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Panuccio’s confirmation restores a quorum to the agency, giving it the ability to begin implementing policy changes. Changes are expected to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ...
Written by: Brandon Girdley
The United States Department of Labor has announced the launch of an opinion letter program designed to expand compliance assistance. The program applies to five of the department’s key agencies, each of which will provide some form of written guidance to help stakeholders comply with the agency’s mandates.
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By: Brandon Girdley
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently clarified requirements for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The March 25, 2025 opinion, in the case of Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, explained that an employer may be required to provide reasonable accommodation ...
By: Brandon Girdley
On January 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division released new antitrust guidelines for business activities that affect workers.[1] The new guidelines replace the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals and explain how the FTC and DOJ assess whether ...
By: Brandon Girdley
On December 13, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision, Chapman v. Brentlinger Enterprises,[1] which expanded the scope of family relationships covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The case involved a woman, Celestia Chapman, who worked at a luxury car dealership in ...
By: Brandon Girdley
On December 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari and vacated an opinion of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, which had upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) successor bar rule.[1] The successor bar rule requires employers ...