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In May 2024, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforcement made headlines, with numerous states challenging the recently updated EEOC harassment guidance and the EEOC cracking down on EEO-1 delinquent filings, while Starbucks’ labor woes continued.  Read about the details below. 18 State Attorneys General Assert EEOC Transgender Harassment Guidance Oversteps Eighteen Republican state attorneys general, led by Tennessee, have ...

April 2024 brought major pronouncements from the federal government that will affect employment nationwide, including the FTC’s controversial ban on non-compete agreements, and the EEOC issuing guidance on workplace harassment and a final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The details are below.  FTC Issues Ban for Non-Compete Agreements Nationwide, but Challenges Loom The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued ...

A high-stakes lawsuit that threatens the continued existence of a business enterprise is often referred to in legal circles as “Bet the Company” litigation. Because the company's survival depends on the outcome of the case, it is critical that the matter is entrusted to legal counsel with the skills and experience to deliver a successful result in these complex, "must ...

Did You Know? Did you know that there are increased penalties if a person charged with DUI refuses to submit to Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) testing? If the police arrest a person for DUI and take them to get a breath test, refusing to participate results in a mandatory minimum 72 hour sentence in jail. Essentially, if a person refuses ...

Navigating the tumultuous waters of divorce does not, unfortunately, always end with the divorce decree. Because selecting a school is often one of the most challenging decisions that a parent must make for a child, disputes over a child’s education can add a layer of complexity and emotional strain to divorced parents. When divorced parents are unable to agree on ...

In March 2024, the employment law world saw several cutting-edge decisions by federal courts in the areas of transgender litigation and challenges to DEI initiatives.  Find out about the latest developments below. Federal Circuit Court allows Transgender Harassment Lawsuit to Proceed The Eleventh Circuit has resurrected a lawsuit alleging a hostile work environment filed by Tyler Copeland, a transgender correctional ...

Probably not. This is because the Melson Formula acts as a rebuttable presumption. The result of the Melson Formula will be entered as the child support order absent a compelling reason to the contrary. Rebuttal cases are necessarily outliers. They often involve unusual fact-patterns or involve litigants with unusual incomes. The most common types of rebuttal cases are high income ...

February 2024 was full of significant legal developments nationally and in Pennsylvania.  Labor advocates saw a victory in the national forum with student-athletes getting the right to unionize, a labor loss locally with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reigning in the application of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act for a college construction project, and a notable ruling rejected protections under the ...