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The National Labor Relations Board had a particularly busy summer, during which it released a number of major decisions that have collectively tilted the balance of federal labor law toward unions and against employers.  In many of its recent decisions, the Board not...

A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Labor seeks to increase the minimum required pay for salaried exempt employees to $1,059 per week ($55,068 per year), a more than 50% increase over current requirements. The DOL estimates that absent employer action, the...

Shareholders Jim Wilkins, John McKenzie and Tom Green were named to the just-released Best Lawyers® in America 2024 edition. Shareholder Amanda Smith and Associates Michael Karst, Julie Trout and Olivia Hochschwender earned Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2024 status....

The United States Supreme Court recently released its decision in Groff v. DeJoy, which adjusted the standard by which employers must assess employee requests for religious accommodation. In a unanimous opinion, the Court held that to lawfully refuse to provide a...

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,”...

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...

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...

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...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won’t vote until next April on whether to ban non-compete agreements, according to reports by Bloomberg. In January 2023, we explained that the FTC proposed a nationwide rule that would invalidate most existing non-compete agreements...