Employment Alert – Recent Supreme Court Decision Lowers Threshold for Employee Discrimination Claims – How to Mitigate Risk
Read on for tips to mitigate risk and make sure you are not caught unprepared.
Employment Alert – No More COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates in Texas
Private employers in Texas cannot require applicants, contractors, or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Employment Alert – Delivered: EEOC Publishes Final Rules Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On June 18, 2024, the final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will become effective.
Energy Alert – Implications of New 10th Circuit Opinion On Oilfield Contamination Litigation
The Tenth Circuit’s decision will likely make it more difficult to obtain summary judgment in oilfield contamination cases.
Employment Alert – Important Lesson for Employers: Tenth Circuit Decision Regarding the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act
The 10th Circuit decision offers lessons for employers who receive a request for leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation.
Employment Alert – PWFA Final Regulations Are Past Their Due Date
Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which took effect on June 27, 2023, and applies to all employers with 15 or more employees. The EEOC issued proposed regulations in August 2023 and allowed public comment through October 11, 2023, with final regulations anticipated in late December 2023. As of the date of this alert, no final regulations have been published.
Securities Alert – New Disclosure in Upcoming SEC Filings
The SEC has adopted a number of substantive new rules that will require new disclosures as soon as December 18, 2023 for material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K.
Securities Alert – The SEC Adopts Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting
On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted final rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These sections, along with Regulations 13D and 13G, require an investor who beneficially owns more than 5% of a covered class of equity securities to publicly file either a Schedule 13D (investors with control intent) or a Schedule 13G (investors without a control intent).