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A federal judge has struck down the Department of Labor’s latest effort to expand overtime eligibility and increase mandatory minimum salaries for most “white-collar” workers. On November 15, 2024, Judge Sean D. Jordan of the United States District Court for the...

On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) issued a landmark decision in Amazon.com Services LLC (Amazon), upturning decades of precedent concerning one of the primary methods employers use to communicate with workers during union organizing...

Join us in welcoming our two newest attorneys, Paul Neel and Jared Thomson. Paul brings a unique and diverse background to his labor and employment law practice at K|W|W. He began his career in academia as an English professor at Cuyahoga Community College before...

McKenzie, Wilkins Named Among Lawyers of the YearKastner, Westman & Wilkins’ John McKenzie and Jim Wilkins headline a list of seven attorneys from the firm who were named among the “Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition” released today. McKenzie, Managing...

Employers will soon be prohibited from enforcing most non-compete agreements – and entering into new non-compete agreements in the future – based on a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). Non-compete agreements have been deemed an “unfair method of...

On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its final interpretive guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023 and generally requires employers to provide reasonable...

Although employers and employees alike often view dress code policies as a minor but necessary part of a business, recent litigation on the subject should give employers pause to reflect on the subject.  Even seemingly benign policies are being attacked from multiple...