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...
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Workforce Planning in Ohio: Compliance Challenges Under the New Mini-WARN Statute
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...
Removing the “Human” from Human Resources: How AI is Reshaping HR
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....
The Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Scandal: Legal and Employment Litigation Implications
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...
Good Intentions, Lawful Termination: Sixth Circuit Backs Employer Discipline
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...