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Employment & Labor

NLRB Says Goodbye to Silence for Severance: New Ruling Bans Use of Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements for Private Sector Employees

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a divided opinion restricting the use of non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements.  The Board’s decision in McLaren...

Supreme Court Rules Highly Paid Employee is Entitled to Overtime Pay

The United States Supreme Court published its ruling today in an overtime case involving a highly paid employee.  In Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt, the employee worked as a...

EEO-1 Reporting Expected to Begin in Mid-July: What to Expect?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently confirmed that EEO-1 reporting for 2022 data is scheduled to begin in mid-July.   The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data...

Broad Changes for Businesses on the Horizon as FTC Announces Proposed Rule Which Bans Non-Compete Agreements

On January 5, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a proposed rule which would ban non-compete agreements.  This proposed rule would create broad changes to how businesses operate in...

President Biden Announces Federal Vaccine Mandate

Yesterday afternoon, President Biden announced new federal vaccine mandates expected to impact nearly 80 million Americans representing two-thirds of the American workforce.  The mandate is aimed at combating the ongoing...

Employment Lawyer Breaks Down New Vaccine Mandate

DBL Law Employment and Labor partner Katie Tranter shares breaks down what is expected as area employers respond to President Biden’s announcement regarding mandatory vaccinations. View Katie’s interview here.   ...

Legal Challenges to Vaccine Mandates Proven Unsuccessful*

Many employers are starting to institute mandatory vaccine policies and they are coming under attack by employees who have chosen not to be vaccinated.   So far, these attacks have been...

Department of Justice Declares COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Legal

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has determined that federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines. Thus, the DOJ’s finding paves the way for...

OSHA Releases Guidance To Protect Health Care Workers from Coronavirus

The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently released guidance regarding the emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) to protect health care workers from the coronavirus.  The OSHA...

Texas Judge Upholds Large Hospital’s Vaccine Mandate

On Saturday, June 12th, Federal District Judge Lynn N. Hughes ruled that Houston Methodist, a major hospital system in Texas, may require its employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, dismissing...
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