The Georgia Court of Appeals recently provided important clarification of the requirements for nonsolicitation agreements under Georgia’s 2011 Restrictive Covenants Act. In North American Senior Benefits v. Wimmer, the court held that... Read more »
Attorneys general from 13 states recently sent a letter to business leaders, warning them to end racial preferences in hiring. On July 13, the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky... Read more »
Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Prior to the Supreme Court’s recent bombshell decision on affirmative action, some predicted that... Read more »
The long-anticipated proposed rule to update overtime regulations has arrived at the White House and is pending review, the White House Office of Management and Budget said on its website last week,... Read more »
Takeaway: Under Section 207 of the Fair Labor Standards Act, an employer can lawfully reduce an employee’s nonovertime rate of pay in certain situations so long as the rate reduction isn’t designed... Read more »
Takeaway: A release of liability for wrongful termination signed before the employee’s last day of work did not violate a provision of California law prohibiting pre-dispute releases of liability because, at the... Read more »
Florida and Texas recently enacted laws to ensure that state law pre-empts city and county ordinances, including minimum wage and workplace health and safety rules. This will make it easier for employers... Read more »
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that employers are not liable when an employee catches a virus at work and transmits the virus to a family member. The case, Kuciemba v. Victory... Read more »
Employers with operations in China could face steep financial penalties and even criminal charges for violating new rules for transferring employee or customer data out of the country. Companies that meet certain... Read more »
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed a pay transparency bill into law. SB 1057, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, will require Hawaii employers with at least 50 employees to... Read more »
