In this week’s landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be charged for the cost of collective bargaining....
Compensatory and punitive damages in federal employment actions under Title VII are capped: $50,000 for employers who have between 15-100 employees; $100,000 for employers who have between 101-200 employees; $200,000...
I have been asked more times than I can remember whether entering into a severance agreement with an existing employee is a good or bad idea. Here are some legal...
On Tuesday, November 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 242-181, the “Save Local Business Act”, which would narrow the National Labor Relations Act’s and Fair...
Every single time I turn on the news, I hear yet another story regarding workplace sexual harassment allegations. All summer long in Iowa, we followed highly publicized cases that had...
Recently on October 4, United States Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions issued a Memorandum instructing the Justice Department to take the position that Federal law does not protect transgender individuals...
On August 31, 2017, in Owens v. Old Wisconsin Sausage Company, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of...
This summer the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dealt another blow to employers – this time related to employer no-recording policies. Whole Foods Market Group Inc. (“Whole Foods”) appealed to...
On Thursday, June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives took a significant step toward a substantial repeal of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. By a vote...
In recent weeks, the United States Department of Labor has taken firm steps towards rescinding the “Persuader Rule,” which is a regulation issued by the Office of Labor-Management Standards (“OLMS”)...