Employment Law Report

By: Marianna J. Michael

In a recent decision, the Sixth Circuit determined that a Plaintiff’s sworn testimony that he did not sign an arbitration agreement was sufficient to create an issue of material fact and preclude enforcement of an arbitration agreement. Andrew Bazemore (“Bazemore”), a delivery driver for a Papa John’s store in ...

By: Glen M. Krebs

Form I-9, which is used to verify an employee’s identity and employment authorization, is changing.  The new form will be available for employers to use on August 1, 2023, and the form will be mandatory beginning November 1, 2023.  Penalties may be imposed for use of the old form I-9 after that date. 

Some of the changes to the form include:

By: Kelly Zimmerer, Wyatt Summer Associate

In a 6-3 opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court held in 303 Creative v. Elenis that Colorado cannot force a website designer to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. While the decision strengthens First Amendment protections for business owners with services involving ...

By: Mick Smith, Wyatt Summer Associate

Lost amidst the clamor from another momentous term was the Supreme Court’s decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., in which a fractured Court held that the Due Process Clause did not prohibit Pennsylvania from requiring an out-of-state entity to consent to personal jurisdiction in ...