At the annual Kentucky Society of Human Resources Management conference held in Lexington, Mitzi Wyrick, Tyson Gorman, Brandon Girdley, Lillie Stivers, Drayden Burton, and Angie Thompson conducted a 2-part mock trial on August 28, 2025. Following abbreviated opening and closing statements and testimony from 2 witnesses, the jurors ...
Written by Isaac K. Keller
Effective July 1, 2025, Indiana’s Senate Bill 409 (SB 409) introduced a new employment protection: employees may take one unpaid, job-protected leave per calendar year to attend specified school-related meetings for their child—without fear of adverse employment action. Indiana joins roughly a dozen other ...
Written by Tyson Gorman with the assistance of Drayden Burton
FTC Issues Noncompete Warning Letters to Healthcare Employers and Staffing Companies
On September 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent letters to several large healthcare employers and staffing firms instructing them to review their employment agreements to ...
Written by Tyson Gorman with Assistance from Drayden Burton
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a significant step in its efforts to scrutinize the use of non-compete agreements in the workplace. Until now, it was unclear how the second Trump administration would approach non-compete agreements. Now, it ...
Written by Michelle D. Wyrick
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance on unlawful discrimination for recipients of federal funding. The guidance clarifies the application of federal antidiscrimination laws to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. It makes clear that the use of terms like “DEI” or ...
Written by Lillie Stivers
Recent decisions from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have put federal employers on notice: religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 must be taken seriously. These rulings not only reinforce the legal weight of religious rights in the workplace but also clarify what ...
Written by R. Joseph Stennis, Jr.
The Sixth Circuit recently issued a decision that significantly raises the bar for when employers can be held liable under Title VII regarding harassment by customers or other non-employees. In Bivens v. Zep, Inc., a sales representative of a manufacturing company that distributes cleaning products to retail ...
Written By Sharon Gold with assistance from Jon E. B. McGee, Wyatt Summer Associate
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that nationwide or “universal” injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority granted to federal courts by Congress. Nationwide injunctions have been utilized to challenge numerous ...
Written by: Tyson Gorman with assistance from Colin Flood, Wyatt Summer Associate
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into effect the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which allowed for new tax exemptions for employees who receive tips or work overtime.
Background
In July of 2025, the United States Congress passed a major piece of tax reform ...
Written by Isaac Keller
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has become increasingly integrated into business operations and recent developments in federal AI policy have raised questions for employers. President Trump has executed a vast array of executive orders that aim to reduce government oversight of AI and expand its use. But while AI ...