Texas is Latest State to Enact Crown Act
5/31/23
By: Robert Chadwick and Lynne Finley
On Saturday, May 17, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 567, a new law banning race-based hair discrimination in Texas schools, housing and workplaces. Texas thus joins twenty other states which have …
Supreme Court Affirms Exception to Notice Requirement for Certain IRS Summonses/Subpoenas
5/31/23
By: David Chang and Elizabeth Lowery
On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court affirmed that when the Internal Revenue Service issues a summons/subpoena in connection with its efforts to collect a tax liability, third-party recordkeepers – like accountants, banks …
Georgia Laws Regarding Employee Time Off and Leave Get An Update
5/25/23
By: Joyce Mocek
Georgia Laws Regarding Employee Time Off and Leave Get An Update
Effective July 1, 2023, Georgia employees will now be able to take up to 2 hours of unpaid time off to vote in-person in primaries and …
For the Record: Best Practices for Maintaining Personnel Records and Employee Files
5/24/23
By: Janet Barringer and Ryan Giggi
Our increasingly digitized world has changed the way employers manage and keep records. Personnel files are very frequently at the center of employment litigation, as a well-kept personnel file will tell the story of …
Economic Slowdown: Layoff Speedup – 10 Commandments for Employers Considering Layoffs
5/9/23
By Gaia T. Linehan, Mandy D. Hexom and Victoria Fuller
From retail to tech, employers have laid off tens of thousands of employees since the beginning of the year. Mass layoffs (i.e., ones affecting 50 or more employees) involve …
Third-Party Litigation Financiers: A Trend Towards Automatic Disclosure
5/3/23
By Gabriel Canto and Sharlynne M. Mate
Third-party litigation financing is the practice of obtaining litigation financing through a third-party financial institution (i.e. “the financier”). Although there is no universally accepted definition of third-party litigation finance, such agreements share several …