Tyson Gorman has assisted numerous management teams with collective bargaining agreement negotiations and arbitrations. He also maintains an active litigation practice, assisting clients in all manners of litigation ...
Written by Tyson Gorman with the assistance of Drayden Burton
FTC Issues Noncompete Warning Letters to Healthcare Employers and Staffing Companies
On September 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent letters to several large healthcare employers and staffing firms instructing them to review their employment agreements to ...
Written by Tyson Gorman with Assistance from Drayden Burton
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a significant step in its efforts to scrutinize the use of non-compete agreements in the workplace. Until now, it was unclear how the second Trump administration would approach non-compete agreements. Now, it ...
Written by: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Colin Flood, Wyatt Summer Associate
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into effect the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which allowed for new tax exemptions for employees who receive tips or work overtime.
Background
In July of 2025, the United States Congress passed a major piece of tax reform ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
Written by: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Bradley Simpson, Wyatt Summer Associate
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued its final rule and interpretive guidance concerning the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). Barring undue hardship on an entity’s business operations, the PWFA requires ...
Written by: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Lilly Gullett, Wyatt Summer Associate
In the 2024 legislative session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed a law shortening the permissible period for filing wage and hour claims under the Kentucky Wage and Hour Act (KWHA), discrimination claims under the Kentucky Civil Rights Act (KCRA), and ...
Written by: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Robbie DeWeese, Wyatt Summer Associate
On March 31, 2024, Kentucky became the 38th state to legalize medical marijuana[1] after Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 into effect (however, Kentucky has not (yet) gone as far as 21 other states which also allow recreational marijuana). With this ...
By: Tyson C. Gorman with assistance from Mick Smith, Wyatt Summer Associate
Just four days after the official conclusion of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE") declaration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Agency”) published a revision of its COVID-19 guidance for pandemic-related ...
By: Tyson C. Gorman with assistance from Mick Smith, Wyatt Summer Associate
A recent article written by R. Joseph Stennis, Jr. and Marianna J. Michael on this blog highlighted several important aspects of a recent National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) decision and a subsequent memo issued by the Board’s General Counsel ...
By: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Taylor Cardwell, Wyatt Summer Associate
With summer just around the corner, many employers will be met with an influx of minors seeking internship opportunities for skills development, networking, and hands-on experience in their field of choice. Internships can be a great way for employers to gauge the ...
Earlier this week, President Biden announced that his administration increased its goal for COVID-19 vaccinations to 200 million vaccines within his first 100 days in office. As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, many companies are offering incentives to their employees, such as paid time off and bonus payments, to encourage ...
With COVID-19 vaccination more available with each passing day and President Biden’s statement that all adults in the U.S. will be eligible for vaccination by May 1, 2021, employers are facing difficult questions in regard to their workforce. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about employees and vaccination:
Can an employer ...
by Tyson Gorman, with significant contributions by 2020 Summer Associate, Joseph Profancik
So far, the year 2020 has once again exceeded our wildest expectations. On the heels of tragedy in Minneapolis and Louisville, protests across the nation have erupted in unprecedented support of social justice. Earlier this week, Starbucks made ...
By Tyson Gorman
The Department of Labor has issued the first set of what will likely be many guidance documents on the recently-enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Three documents have been released by the DOL. They are available at the following links:
By Tyson Gorman
In The Southern New England Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Connecticut (AT&T East), 356 NLRB No. 118 (2011) issued March 24, 2011, a divided three member panel of the National Labor Relations Board adopted the decision of the Administrative Law Judge finding that AT&T service technicians who were wearing "prisoner" and other ...