June 2023 - Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC

It just got a little harder for employees to convert their individual FLSA claims into massive collective actions

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows employees to litigate minimum wage and overtime claims on behalf of themselves as individuals or as a collective action with other employees who are “similarly situated.” Assuming other employees are “similarly situated,”...

EEOC Guidance: How Artificial Intelligence Used in Employment Selection Procedures May Expose Employers to Risk

Employers are increasingly using new decision-making tools, including those with artificial intelligence, to assist them in making employment decisions such as hiring, promoting, and firing employees. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued...

Additional Protections Available to Pregnant and Nursing Workers

K|W|W is providing this update to help employers stay up to date with the specific requirements, provisions, and effective dates of new legislation that impacts the workplace. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) goes into effect June 27, 2023, and the Providing...

KWW Adds Two Experienced Employment Attorneys

Kastner Westman & Willkins, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of two experienced labor and employment attorneys to the K|W|W Team. Patrick Watts and Pat Hoban have joined K|W|W effective June 12, 2023. From the left, Patrick Watts and Pat Hoban Both Patrick...

NLRB General Counsel Says Many Noncompetition Agreements Violate the NLRA

In a memorandum released earlier this week, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shared her opinion that many common forms of noncompetition agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Although this memorandum isn’t binding...

It just got a little harder for employees to convert their individual FLSA claims into massive collective actions

EEOC Guidance: How Artificial Intelligence Used in Employment Selection Procedures May Expose Employers to Risk

Additional Protections Available to Pregnant and Nursing Workers

KWW Adds Two Experienced Employment Attorneys

NLRB General Counsel Says Many Noncompetition Agreements Violate the NLRA

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