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: Glen M. Krebs, with assistance from Will Miller, Wyatt Summer Associate
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced on March 27, 2023, that it received enough electronic registrations to reach the FY 2024 H-1B cap, including the advanced degree exemption known as the master’s cap. FY 2024 continued its ...
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 ...
By: Marianna J. Michael with assistance from Kelly Zimmerer, Wyatt Summer Associate
On April 10th, 2023, an employee of Old National Bank opened fire inside his workplace in downtown Louisville. We were deeply saddened by this senseless and tragic episode, and our thoughts remain with those impacted by the sorrowful events of April 10.
This ...
By: Michelle D. Wyrick
In Noah’s Ark Processors, LLC d/b/a WR Reserve, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) set out a number of remedies that it will consider in cases in which it deems that the respondent has shown “a proclivity to violate” the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “Act”) or has engaged ...
By: Laura Caty and Cassidy Zang*
You walk into an interview, shake hands, and dive into the process. The first thing you are asked is, “Where did you go to school?” You provide the name of your undergraduate alma mater, but the supervisor replies, “No, I mean high school.” After finding out you both graduated from the same school, the ...
By: Jordan P. Saylor and R. Joseph Stennis, Jr.
On March 27, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) agreed to hear Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, a case that will address constitutional standing issues in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination lawsuit. The case was initially brought by Deborah Laufer, a disabled woman, who ...
By: Marianna J. Michael
Since the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, federal contractors have enjoyed a faith-based carve-out exempting them from compliance with certain anti-discrimination obligations. Though Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin ...
By: R. Joseph Stennis, Jr. and Marianna J. Michael
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a decision in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58. The NLRB determined that employers were prohibited from offering employees severance agreements that required employees to broadly waive their rights under Section 7 ...