By: Alexa J. Elder
For the first time, the Supreme Court is considering the scope of the “26 words that created the internet.”
No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.
Found in Section 230(c)(1) of the ...
By: Daniel Burke and Cassidy Zang*
It’s no secret that the job market is facing some headwinds, with employers implementing layoffs and hiring freezes to avoid being overstaffed in the event of a recession. Another tool that employers may consider in this challenging economic climate is rescinding job offers previously extended to candidates.
By: Alexa J. Elder
Pay transparency laws are sweeping the nation and creating compliance challenges for employers along the way.
Last month, pay transparency laws went into effect in Rhode Island, California and Washington State. New York State will follow suit later this year, bringing the total number of states with some sort of pay ...
By: Glen M. Krebs
It has been more than 18 years since holders of H-1B and L-1 visas were able to renew their visas in the United States. In 2004, the Department of State changed its policy to require all visa renewals at U.S. consulates outside of the United States. Now, because of continuing backlogs at U.S. consulates, the Department of State has ...
In the age of social media, brand management, and on-line advertising, it is important to protect an employer’s ability to use content, photographs, videos and images created, captured and displayed on any medium or platform and internally. Do employers have the right to display images of employees? Do employers have to scrub all images of ...
By: Lindsay K. Scott
The Biden Administration announced on January 30, 2023 that it will not renew the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) after its current term runs out on May 11, 2023. Under the COVID-19 PHE, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were able to waive or provide ...
By: Sharon L. Gold
Two landmark laws were passed late last year that provide protections for pregnant and nursing workers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers provide reasonable accommodations to employees for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodations would cause an undue ...
By: Sharon L. Gold
This month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear Gerald E. Groff v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, Case No. 21-1900, that asks the Court to reconsider the standard for Title VII religious accommodations cases. Title VII prohibits religious discrimination and also requires that employers grant religious accommodations in ...
By: Matthew L. Bunnell
On January 4, 2023, the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued complaints against three employers—Prudential Security, Inc., O-I Glass Inc., and Ardagh Group SA—alleging that they imposed non-competition restrictions on employees in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ...
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule to ban all non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The rule would ban employers from using such clauses going forward, but would also allow employees with existing non-competes to rescind, or cancel, those clauses.
The proposal comes after the FTC found ...