Just a brief post to note that, as I predicted, a red state judge, at the urging of Republicans, has blocked the FTC from implementing its ban on noncompete agreements. Here is the ruling.The Supreme Court, as currently constituted,
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Supreme Guts Agencies Like OSHA, DOL, FTC, EEOC, and NLRB
You may not have been paying attention to the Supreme Court’s recent decision about fishing, but it’s yuuuge. They overturned a ruling from 1984 saying that courts must defer to federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations of federal statutes. This is
NLRB Says Noncompete and Nonsolicitation Agreements May Violate National Labor Relations Act
President Biden issued an executive order that all federal agencies look into noncompete agreements, and they have been doing so. The FTC recently banned most of them (don’t get too excited though as Republicans challenge this), and now NLRB is
Supreme Court Says Discriminatory Transfers Are Illegal Even Without Significant Harm
Up until recently, if your employer transferred you due to race, age, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other legally protected status, but you kept the same pay and job title, you might have been out of luck
EEOC Posts Guidelines On Harassment
I can’t tell you how many times per week I have to tell people that harassment is not generally illegal. Bullying, general harassment because you’re you, just being mean, are not illegal. If they were, I’d be a billionaire.But some
FTC Bans Most Noncompetes – But Don’t Get Too Excited
The long-awaited rule from the Federal Trade Commission regarding noncompetes was released yesterday, and it’s a doozy. The FTC “has determined that it is an unfair method of competition, and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act,
11th Circuit Stops Florida’s "Stop Woke" Law Based on 1st Amendment
I know. I know. I keep saying there’s no such thing as free speech at work. But while you workers don’t have First Amendment protection in private workplaces, private employers do. Because corporations are “people” too. The distinction: the First
Beware Billionaires Who Want To Gut NLRB
Amazon has now joined SpaceX and Trader Joe’s in asking that the National Labor Relations Board be deemed unconstitutional. With the Supreme Court in its current configuration, there’s a real possibility that they could decide NLRB should no longer exist
Florida Legislator Wants To Make It Illegal To Say Gay (Or Your Pronouns) At Work
Florida seems to be in a race with Texas and some other red states to see which can be the worst state for employees in the nation. Now a legislator has proposed a law (which will likely pass, because GOP
Have A Visual Disability: EEOC Issues Guidance On Your Workplace Rights
EEOC has issued a guidance to assist workers with visual disabilities regarding their workplace rights. This guidance discusses:
- when an employer may ask an applicant or employee questions about a vision impairment and how an employer should treat voluntary disclosures;