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  • DOL Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $22 Million for Firing Whistleblower

    Date:
    September 13, 2022

    The Department of Labor found the company violated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's whistleblower protection provisions by improperly terminating a manager who voiced concerns about financial misconduct.

  • NLRB's Proposed Joint Employment Rule Could Raise Liability Risks

    Date:
    September 8, 2022

    An employer may be deemed a joint employer if it has indirect and unexercised control over the employment terms and conditions of a shared employee, under a rule proposed by the NLRB.

  • Florida's Stop WOKE Act Is Blocked

    Date:
    August 19, 2022

    The workplace provisions of a controversial Florida law that placed limits on the content of diversity and inclusion training have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

  • Same-Sex Marriage Rights Buoyed by House Bill

    Date:
    July 20, 2022

    Same-sex marriage protections would be guaranteed nationwide with additional legal safeguards under a bill the House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support.

  • End of Roe Raises Questions for Employers

    Date:
    June 27, 2022

    In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which held that the Constitution does not protect a right to abortion, employers face challenges in areas ranging from benefit plans to social media to off-duty conduct policies and more.

  • EEOC Marks Pride Month, Bostock Anniversary

    Date:
    June 17, 2022

    EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows released a statement in honor of Pride Month and the second anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Bostock v. Clayton County highlighting the agency's ongoing work to combat employment discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.

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