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For five decades, the southern United States has been an attractive location for automakers to open plants thanks to generous tax breaks and cheaper, non-union labor. However, after decades of failing to unionize automakers in …

Charlotte Catholic High School (CCHS) fired Lonnie Billard, a gay teacher, for getting married to a man—a fact that CCHS readily admits. Yet, the termination was not discrimination. How is that possible? The Fourth Circuit …

In New York’s most recent budget, the state amended its Paid Sick Leave Law to require every employer to provide twenty hours of paid prenatal personal leave (“Leave”) during any fifty-two-week calendar period. Paid prenatal …

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) guidance on harassment and discrimination was updated this week.  It marks the first time in 30 years that these standards have been modified and is intended to bring EEOC …

Yesterday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a final rule that prohibits virtually all non-compete agreements (“Final Rule” or “Rule”). Because this is a federal rule, this preempts any state law that …

In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the Supreme Court tackled a very important question: under Title VII (the federal civil rights law), when is a job transfer discrimination? The Background Title VII makes it …