Employment Law
“You Don’t Say?!” Political Speech in the Private Sector Workplace
Another election season is upon us. That means that there may well be spirited discussions around the workplace water cooler or on social media as we express opinions on candidates and political issues. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution generally protects...
Is It Time to Revise Severance Agreements and Employee Handbooks?
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) returned to a longstanding precedent recently by holding that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act if they offer employees severance agreements that require employees to broadly waive their rights under the...
More Protections for Pregnant Workers
If you are an employer with pregnant employees, employees returning from parental leave, or employees who have had a child in the last two years, then please read on. Effective on December 29, 2022, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act...