Labor Days
How does the Supreme Court’s Muldrow Decision Affect Title VII Lawsuits?
A U.S. Supreme Court with a conservative majority is still capable of surprising us. In Muldrow v. St. Louis, the Court lightened the burden on employment discrimination plaintiffs by lowering the legal ‘bar’ for an…
Understanding the FTC's Vote on Prohibiting Noncompete Clauses
The Federal Trade Commission will hold the most important meeting of this administration at 2 PM EDT Tuesday April 23, 2024. Commissioners will decide whether to issue a rule that declares most noncompete clauses in…
Illinois Equal Pay Act Compliance Deadline
If your company qualifies for the EPRC requirement, but has not yet applied for an EPRC, you should act now to meet compliance requirements. In the summer of 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law…
Waters No Less Rocky After Landmark BIPA Settlement
A year and a half has passed since one of the most remarkable jury verdicts in Illinois history. The Rogers v. BNSF case was the first Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) case tried to a jury verdict,…
Is the 2nd Circuit’s Pfizer Decision Enough to Rescue DEI Initiatives?
We have previously discussed the impact of the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellow of Harvard College (SFFA) on diversity, equity and inclusion in the…