A few weeks ago, in late February 2023, we cautioned employers about a game changing National Labor Relations Board decision severely restricting confidentiality and disparagement clauses in severance agreements.[1] Yesterday, March 22, 2023, the NLRB’s top lawyer published additional guidance on this subject.[2] General Counsel Abruzzo has now declared: The […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
NLRB Devalues Severance Agreements
on Tuesday, 28 February 2023 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
Employees in 2023 enjoy a target rich environment for challenging their terminations. Civil rights challenges alleging race, religion, gender and sexual orientation discrimination (among others) are common. Employees can also assert discrimination based on age, or medical condition, or failure to accommodate. They can allege retaliation based on FMLA usage, […]
New Permanent Resident Card and Employment Authorization Document Design Effective January 30th
on Thursday, 2 February 2023 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On the same day they began issuing the new cards, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced new designs for the Permanent Resident Card (also known as a “Green Card”) and Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”), beginning with any card issued on January 30, 2023. The USCIS website should be […]
2023 (FY24) H-1B Cap Season Opens March 1st
on Thursday, 2 February 2023 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
Over the last weekend of January 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that the 2023 H-1B cap season opens at noon EST on March 1st and ends at noon EST on March 17th. It is only during this period of time, that registrations for the H-1B lottery can […]
Eleventh Circuit Ruling Upholds Florida School District’s Transgender Bathroom Ban Creating a Circuit Split
on Thursday, 19 January 2023 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On December 30, 2022, in a 7-4 opinion the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a school district’s policy banning transgender students from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity, creating a circuit split. In Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida, the Eleventh Circuit issued a […]
