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January 09, 2026 | Posted By: Emma Doull
The offer is out, the start date is penciled in, and then a background check report lands with something that makes everyone pause. A hiring manager contacts HR. HR contacts Legal. Someone asks, “What do we do now?” In that moment, fair chance hiring stops being a slogan and becomes a real workflow issue, with […]
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December 26, 2025 | Posted By: Emma Doull
New York City employers are heading into 2026 with a meaningful shift on the horizon. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is scheduled to take office on January 1, 2026, and early reporting on his transition and public agenda points toward a more worker-first regulatory environment. Even where the city cannot implement a proposal on its own, the […]
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December 24, 2025 | Posted By: David Fulleborn
The content of this blog post was last updated on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The laws may have changed since this blog post was written. Noncompete agreements are common in Florida employment contracts, but they are often misunderstood. Employees are frequently told that noncompetes are “always enforceable” in Florida, while employers sometimes assume that signing […]
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December 12, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The legal landscape for employers is shifting quickly, and recent developments show that compliance cannot be an afterthought. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is sharpening its approach to religious accommodation requests and clarifying its stance on transgender protections under Title VII. At the same time, Congress’s Big Beautiful Bill (“BBB”), enacted on July 4, […]
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November 21, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
Artificial intelligence is now deeply embedded in hiring and employment practices, from resume screening and candidate ranking to performance management and even termination decisions. As these tools proliferate, courts and regulators are paying closer attention to how AI affects real people and real careers. Recent lawsuits, including Mobley v. Workday, Inc. and Harper v. Sirius […]
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November 11, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The modern False Claims Act case no longer starts with a stack of paper charts. It starts with data — millions of billing lines, statistical outliers, and algorithmic anomalies that flag providers who bill differently from everyone else. DOJ, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), and state Medicaid Fraud Control Units have built data-driven […]
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October 18, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
Workplace bias can affect employees in many ways, from subtle microaggressions to overt discrimination. For individuals navigating these challenges, seeking guidance from a discrimination lawyer can provide clarity and support. It is incredibly important for Florida employees to know their rights and have access to strategies that help maintain a fair work environment. By working […]
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October 09, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently joined a growing number of federal appellate courts in rejecting the long-standing Lusardi approach to managing collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). In Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co., the Court announced a new, […]
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September 20, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is reshaping the way companies recruit and hire talent. However, a July 2024 decision from the Northern District of California reminds employers that outsourcing hiring to an AI-driven vendor does not absolve them of their legal responsibility. The case, Mobley v. Workday, raises significant questions about how federal antidiscrimination laws apply when […]
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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently issued new guidance clarifying how federal antidiscrimination laws, including Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, apply to federal contractors that receive federal funds. This guidance implements Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” and represents a significant shift in how […]
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August 30, 2025 | Posted By: Sean Estes
On August 19, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision that could significantly impact the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) operations. The Court upheld injunctions blocking the NLRB from prosecuting unfair labor practice claims against SpaceX, Aunt Bertha, and Energy Transfer LP while those companies challenge the constitutionality of the agency’s structure. […]
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August 22, 2025 | Posted By: Emma Doull
On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division announced a new whistleblower program designed to encourage individuals to report antitrust violations. This marks the first time the DOJ has introduced a system that provides monetary rewards to whistleblowers who help expose and prosecute criminal antitrust conduct tied to the U.S. Postal […]
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