On May 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the limitations period for a constructive discharge claim under Title VII runs from the date the employee gives notice of his resignation, as opposed to the employer’s alleged discriminatory behavior, in Green v. Brennan, Postmaster General, No. 14-613, 2016 WL ...
On the same day that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its Final Rule revising the salary requirements for the “white collar” exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime requirements,1 it released supplemental guidance for non-profits, state and local governments
Steve Hall and Matt Williams, members of Wyatt's Intellectual Property Protection & Litigation Service Team, were quoted in Louisville Business First. The article, "Intellectual Property Law Has a Real-World Impact on Businesses," describes changes in Intellectual Property Law and their effect on companies and individuals alike.
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Speculation about when the DOL would release the final rule raising the minimum salary for exempt workers has ended. Today, the DOL released the final rule that will be effective December 1, 2016. The final rule is available here.
The proposed rule was quite controversial, eliciting over 270,000 comments, mostly from employers ...
On May 9, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a new resource document addressing the rights of employees with disabilities who seek leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. According to the EEOC, the document does not create a new agency policy, but is a ...
On May 12, the EPA finalized a set of regulations that will reduce methane, volatile organic compounds, and toxic air emissions in the oil and gas industry. The final rule will target emissions from new or modified oil and gas wells. According to the Agency, the rule will prevent 11 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ...
On Friday, May 13th, 2016, the Obama administration issued guidance directing all public schools in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. This guidance was issued amidst a court fight between North Carolina and the federal government over North ...
By Kacey L. Faughnan, Byron N. Brown, IV, and Sean G. Williamson
Businesses now have an additional weapon with which to protect their trade secrets. Effective May 11, 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) was signed into law. The DTSA provides a federal cause of action for the protection of trade secrets related to products or services ...
By Kacey L. Faughnan, Byron N. Brown, IV, and Sean G. Williamson
Businesses now have an additional weapon with which to protect their trade secrets. Effective May 11, 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) was signed into law. The DTSA provides a federal cause of action for the protection of trade secrets related to products or services ...
Following recent news reports about Target’s bathroom controversy and North Carolina’s bathroom law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued a Fact Sheet outlining its views on bathroom access rights for transgender employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. You can view the ...
Litigation is stressful. The anxiety normally first sets in with the service of the Complaint, even if you anticipated it was coming. You scurry to talk with your employees who may be witnesses, you amass relevant documents from the personnel file, and you send out a litigation hold requesting that folks preserve all their ...