Employment Law Report

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 ...

By: Marianna J. Michael

The Regional Director of the Los Angeles Region of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently found merit in charges filed by college athletes against the University of Southern California (“USC”), the Pac-12 Conference, and the NCAA. The charges, which were filed in February 2022, allege that USC ...