In the July 8, 2020 decision, Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court upheld a regulation that permits all employers with a “sincerely held religious or moral objection” to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their group health plans. As a bit of background, the Affordable […]
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Attorney Blog, Human Resources
Texas Appellate Court Shows Non-Competes Are Still Alive and Well in Texas
Courts have frequently held that a no-solicitation agreement is unreasonable to the extent it prohibits a former sales employee from soliciting customers the employee did not serve for the employer. In Gehrke v. Merritt Hawkins and Associates, LLC, however, the court of appeals held that a trial court should have allowed a broader restriction barring […]
In an effort to take a brief reprieve from the pandemic that has literally swept the nation, this week, we are going to take a look at a Supreme Court decision that was handed down on March 23, 2020. In Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media et al., the United States Supreme […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Here’s some guidance on mandating arbitration for solving employment disputes from the Supreme Court. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! The Supreme Court has decided that the FAA Section 1 exemption applies to transportation workers whether they are independent contractors or an employee. Read on for the details on this…
Hey Compliance Warriors! Can small country offices make decisions based on age? Check out this article to see where the Supreme Court stands on this. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! If you’re in the Auto sales and service industry you may want to take a look at this ruling by the supreme court. Read on…
Colorado, HR News, Human Resources
Clarifications Of The Statue Of Limitations Under The Colorado Wage Act
Hey Compliance Warriors! The Colorado Supreme Court has given limitations for wage claims in the state of Colorado. Meaning that any claim has to be made within two or three years of when the wages are issued. Read on for all the details on this…
Hey Compliance Warriors! Here’s an interesting change to the Dodd-Frank Act that changes up the whistleblower protections, making them narrower. Read on…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled ruled that there is a constitutional right to same sex marriage under the 14th Amendment, striking down state-level bans on the practice. In a 5-4 decision, the court majority ruled that the equal protections granted by the 14th Amendment extend to the right to marry regardless of whether a […]