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Posted on Aug 29, 2024 on Employment, Legal Updates, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
Under the National Labor Relations Act, employers have the right to require their workers to attend meetings on the company’s position on unions (called captive audience meetings). Employers have also used mandatory meetings to discuss …
Posted on Aug 28, 2024 on Employment, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
This past Tuesday, US Texas District Court Judge Ada Brown expanded her local injunction against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule banning non-compete agreements. It now applies nationwide. The rule, which was set to take …
Posted on Aug 19, 2024 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
On July 3, 2024, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a version of the CROWN Act becoming the 26th state to do so. The CROWN act which stands for “Creating a Respectful and …
Posted on Aug 13, 2024 on Employment, OSHA by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
Early last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings rule. The aim is to curb heat related injuries or death which …
Posted on Aug 12, 2024 on Employment, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
On July 23, 2024, federal Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania upheld the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements. This ruling contradicts the July Texas federal District …
Posted on Jul 23, 2024 on Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
Chicago had three new ordinances take effect July 1, 2024, which alter important aspects of Chicago employment law. The ordinances are: (1) the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, (2) the …
Posted on Jul 23, 2024 on Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
Published in the CT Law Tribune July 8, 2024 On May 28, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation expanding Connecticut’s 2011 Sick Leave Law. The new legislation is effective on January 1st, 2025. The law …
Posted on Jul 23, 2024 on Employment, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
Following a July 3rd Texas federal District Court decision, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) near total ban on non-compete agreements set to take effect September 4, 2024, is in question. In Ryan, LLC v. Federal …
Posted on Jun 13, 2024 on Employment, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
Last year’s monumental decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 372 NLRB No. 130, is already overturning Company union election wins. Following the legal framework in Cemex, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts struck down …
Posted on Jun 3, 2024 on Employment, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
In March 2022, Florida enacted the politically charged Individual Freedom Act, informally known as the STOP WOKE (Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees) Act. Less than two years later, the U.S. Court of Appeals of …