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FTC abandons noncompete rule while cracking down on abuse

09/15/2025
On Sept. 4, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry into how noncompetes affect workers and employers—while simultaneously ordering a major company to stop enforcing restrictive contracts on nearly 1,800 employees.

HR professionals share settlement for doing their jobs

09/15/2025
As an HR professional, you know employers can’t ask job candidates questions that reflect sex-based bias or block them from jobs because of their sex. And you know it’s your responsibility to tell hiring managers and supervisors exactly that. But what happens if your organization ignores your expert advice?

DOL hints new overtime rules may be coming

09/15/2025
The Department of Labor’s delayed spring 2025 regulatory agenda includes a separate item on long-term regulatory plans, which includes working on overtime rules.

Lawsuit proves pregnancy accommodation isn’t optional

09/08/2025
Despite the existence of two laws prohibiting discrimination against pregnant women—the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978, then the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in 2023—employers continue to ignore these laws. Now, the EEOC has taken notice and litigation is ramping up, as one court case proves.

Employer challenges EEOC authority to file systemic-discrimination cases

09/08/2025
Ordinarily, the EEOC is authorized to sue employers whom it has determined may be engaging in systemic discrimination. One employer has challenged the EEOC’s right to bring systemic-discrimination cases.

FMLA intermittent leave not limited by certification estimate

09/02/2025
Employees with intermittent leave certifications for serious health conditions that may flare up from time to time are entitled to more time off than the estimate. Holding an employee strictly to the certification and terminating that employee for missing more work may backfire badly.

Is that religious belief sincere? If not, you can push back

09/02/2025
Title VII provides that employees are entitled to reasonable accommodations for their sincerely held religious beliefs and practices. But what is a sincerely held belief? And how far can employers go to challenge that assertion?

National Guard deployments create employer obligations

09/02/2025
As the White House deploys National Guard units to cities like Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., in increasing numbers, now is a good time for employers to review their obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Using tip credit? Beware dangers of requiring work before and after tipped shifts

08/30/2025
Here’s a warning to employers that routinely use a tip credit when compensating tipped employees, but also require them to perform additional work before the beginning of their tipped work and after the tipped part of the day ends.

NLRB to states: Don’t enact bills assuming board can’t enforce NLRA

08/25/2025
The National Labor Relations Board’s lead attorney is pushing back against pending legislation in California, Massachusetts and New York that would allow state agencies to adjudicate private-sector union disputes and supervise union elections if the NLRB continues to operate without a quorum.