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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...

Amid holiday activities and a flurry of end-of-year deadlines, Congress somewhat quietly enacted three pieces of legislation that will affect employers nationwide. The new laws impose restrictions on non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements, enhance benefits...

As we start the New Year, we wanted to offer our clients and friends a couple of helpful reminders of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provisions we’ve been seeing employers struggle with. It is commonly known that the FMLA covers employers with 50 or more...