Monday, April 10, 2023
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce that Michael E. Griffin and Robert D. Maher have joined the firm as Shareholder attorneys in the corporate law practice group and several industry groups.
Monday, March 27, 2023
By: Katie Conklin and John Vering The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published guidance concerning the Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). As we explained in our previous client alert, the PUMP Act, effective April 28, […]
Friday, March 3, 2023
By: Curry Sexton, Brenda Hamilton, and Mark Opara In early January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would ban employers from entering into noncompete agreements with workers and require employers to rescind existing noncompete agreements. Fast forward one month, and a bipartisan group of United States Senators has introduced legislation that […]
Thursday, March 2, 2023
By: Cody Weyhofen and Katie Conklin On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) ruled in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023) that confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses typically found in severance agreements are unlawful if they interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”) […]
Thursday, February 16, 2023
By: Tate Thompson and Curry Sexton As of January 1, 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) is applying a new standard of review in investigations pertaining to potential violations of its name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) rules.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
By: Tate Thompson and Curry Sexton The push for collegiate athletes to be classified as employees recently took a significant step forward. As we discussed in October 2022, there are several ongoing legal battles related to the issue of collegiate athletes’ employee status, including:
Friday, January 6, 2023
By: Curry Sexton, Brenda Hamilton, and Mark Opara The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently proposed a new rule that would ban employers from entering into non-competes with workers and require employers to rescind existing non-competes. The FTC is seeking public comment on the proposed rule, which is based on a preliminary finding that non-competes constitute […]
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
By: Katie Conklin and John Vering On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law two measures included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 that expand protections for pregnant and nursing employees: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The new protections require […]
Friday, December 2, 2022
By: Katie Conklin and John Vering On November 8, 2022, Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana, adopting Amendment 3 to Article XIV of Missouri’s Constitution. In addition to legalizing recreational marijuana, Amendment 3 also creates job protections for medical marijuana use, which Missouri previously legalized in 2018. These changes go into effect on December 8, […]
Thursday, November 3, 2022
By: Tate Thompson and Curry Sexton When the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) implemented its Interim Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Policy, effective July 1, 2021, it did not detail whether and to what extent institutions could be involved in the NIL space. Naturally, the lack of guidance on this issue led to a great […]