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The year 2013 marks the 20th anniversary for the Family and Medical Leave Act, and on February 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor "celebrated" this milestone by issuing a new final rule interpreting and implementing expansions to FMLA coverage made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act.

Following multiple delays, and after ongoing litigation stalled its previous rulemaking attempts, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its long-anticipated independent contractor final...

On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") released its draft guidance concerning harassment in the workplace...

This recent decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals confirms that plaintiffs claiming discrimination based on transgender status are subject to the same pleading and evidentiary requirements...

The transgender woman, Kesha T. Williams was incarcerated at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center in Virginia.

Employees are presumptively deemed to be "at-will" in virtually every state. Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (which oversees federal courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee)...

It seems that the US. Department of Labor (DOL)'s highly-anticipated overtime rules changes have been put on hold—and, quite possibly, on ice.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law legislation (Public Chapter 995) that will significantly amend the Tennessee Human Rights Act in a manner favorable to employers.

On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the United States Supreme Court provided an opening for workers to allege employment discrimination claims regarding job transfers...

As employers look to transition workers back into the workplace as stay-at-home orders and other business restrictions expire, many considerations exist

Eric Manchir worked as a sales manager for ADP, LLC ("ADP"), which is in the business of human resources and business outsourcing.

As set forth in this link, I've previously written about the circumstances in which taking preparatory measures to compete crosses the line so as to become unlawful.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) made history by winning its first unionization vote at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Like Title VII to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Tennessee Human Rights Act ("THRA") forbids workplace harassment and other forms of discrimination on the basis of sex.

Across America, the cost of water is rising. Getting clean drinking water is not as easy as turning on the faucet.

Annually, following the release of the NMTC Application, the CDFI Fund identifies ten states, plus US territories, that have not received as much NMTC investment as the other 40, and classifies them as underserved.

In July 2015, the U.S. Department of Defense issued a final rule expanding the scope of its Military Lending Act (MLA) regulations.

As the fog of the recent economic recession continues to lift, many community banks that have weathered the storm are shifting from a defensive-minded strategy to an offensive one, which in many cases focuses on the acquisition of another institution.