Employment Alert – The FLSA’s Salary-Basis Test Post-Loper-Bright

When the United States Supreme Court junked the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine this past term in its Loper Bright decision, many in the legal community were wondering what the fallout would look like. Loper Bright liberated courts to freshly interpret statutes and eschew deference to agency interpretations, setting the stage for a flood of rulings invalidating regulations across the administrative state. A prime candidate for attack: the Department of Labor’s “Minimum Salary Rule.”

By |2024-09-19T15:56:18-05:00September 13th, 2024|Comments Off on Employment Alert – The FLSA’s Salary-Basis Test Post-Loper-Bright
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GableGotwals’ Litigation Practice Named “Highly Recommended” by Benchmark Litigation 2024 Ratings

Benchmark Litigation, a guide that provides analysis of commercial and financial litigators and law firms in the United States, named GableGotwals as a "highly recommended" law firm for Dispute Resolution in their 2024 rankings. Ten GableGotwals attorneys were also recognized.

By |2024-08-09T16:20:31-05:00August 7th, 2024|Comments Off on GableGotwals’ Litigation Practice Named “Highly Recommended” by Benchmark Litigation 2024 Ratings
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The Journal Record: Gavel to Gavel – Supreme Court’s Recent Term Leaves a Weakened Administrative State by Brooks A. Richardson

The United States Supreme Court issued numerous blockbuster decisions this past term, but four decisions will collectively have major impacts on the functions of federal agencies for decades to come. Every business operating in a regulated industry should consider how these cases may impact their future operations.

By |2024-07-31T17:00:43-05:00July 31st, 2024|Comments Off on The Journal Record: Gavel to Gavel – Supreme Court’s Recent Term Leaves a Weakened Administrative State by Brooks A. Richardson
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Proposed OSHA Heat Safety Regulations: What Employers Need to Know

Since 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been focused on heat-related hazards and possible heat-related injuries and illnesses in indoor and outdoor workplaces. OSHA recently proposed workplace regulations designed to protect workers from heat-related illnesses and fatalities, specifically.

By |2024-07-25T16:35:46-05:00July 25th, 2024|Comments Off on Proposed OSHA Heat Safety Regulations: What Employers Need to Know
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Gavel to Gavel: Former USPTO Directors Urge Reconsideration of Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Rule by Christopher Shrock

Five former directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have called on current Director Kathi Vidal to withdraw proposed changes to terminal disclaimer rules. Vidal’s predecessors worry the rule would depart from the “normal process of considering each patent claim on its own merits.”

By |2024-07-17T13:49:22-05:00July 16th, 2024|Comments Off on Gavel to Gavel: Former USPTO Directors Urge Reconsideration of Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Rule by Christopher Shrock
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Gavel to Gavel: Former USPTO Directors Urge Reconsideration of Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Rule by Christopher Shrock

Five former directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have called on current Director Kathi Vidal to withdraw proposed changes to terminal disclaimer rules. Vidal’s predecessors worry the rule would depart from the “normal process of considering each patent claim on its own merits.”

By |2024-07-08T11:10:49-05:00July 8th, 2024|Comments Off on Gavel to Gavel: Former USPTO Directors Urge Reconsideration of Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Rule by Christopher Shrock
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