With October upon us, many employers may soon be hosting fun seasonal outings, offsite mixers, costume contests or festive dress days. But just as every haunted house has a monster behind the next corner, these events can harbor unexpected legal risks, particularly...
The Sixth Circuit recently emphasized the importance of how supervisors manage pregnancy-related accommodations and workplace communications. Background Jackilyn Bunnell, a hospital ultrasonographer, told her supervisor that she was pregnant and requested certain...
On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission dismissed its appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC, (5th Cir.), and Properties of the Villages v. FTC, (11th Cir.), and accepted the nullification of the Biden administration’s Non-Compete Rule. At first glance, this means the...
This article was updated on October 3, 2025, to reflect that Ohio’s newly enacted “mini-WARN” statute has officially taken effect. As of September 29, 2025, Ohio employers face new obligations under the state’s recently enacted “mini-WARN” statute. Building on the...
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna recently reported that the company is using AI agents to take over work that had previously been done by several hundred HR employees. Specifically, IBM’s “AskHR” agent has automated 94% of simple tasks like vacation requests and pay statements....
We’ve all heard about and been astonished (or entertained) by the recent Coldplay concert kiss cam scandal involving the CEO and Chief People Officer of Astronomer, a data infrastructure and workflow company valued at over $1 billion. The potential legal and public...
In a recent decision that reinforces the importance of consistent policy enforcement, the Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a nurse terminated from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center (the “VA Hospital”), against the Secretary...