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On December 29, 2022, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was signed into law by President Biden. The law will take effect tomorrow, on June 27, 2023. The law is designed to give pregnant workers with additional workplace protections by requiring covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A “covered employer” is an employer with 15 or more employees.

It's no surprise that the FTC's noncompete proposal has caused a stir. Wayne Young shares some of his insight on the subject in the article, "Noncompete Proposal Generates Concerns," published in Arkansas Business.

Temporary work visas present a unique opportunity for employers to employ qualified, diverse workers in the United States. Our firm has helped employers find solutions to staffing issues through employment based non-immigrant visas and navigate the work sponsorship process. The most common and accessible to employers are the H-1B, TN, and L1 visas discussed briefly.

Firm and practice group honored with prestigious Legislative Advocacy Award from the Central Arkansas Human Resource Association.

The most notable difference in the updated "Know Your Rights" poster is the QR code added which allows complaints to be file directly from a mobile device. 

After lengthy oral arguments last Friday, the United States Supreme Court today (January 13, 2022) stayed any enforcement of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating vaccination or weekly testing for all employers with 100 or more employees. The Court, In a 6-3 decision, determined that the petitioners challenging the ETS were likely to succeed on the merits and, therefore, a stay of enforcement during the litigation on the merits was appropriate. This is good news for all employers with over 100 employees who were facing the specter of requiring vaccinations or implementing masking and weekly testing rules and procedures.