Noncompete agreements continue to disadvantage employees and create massive obstacles for employee mobility. The uncertainty they create is often the biggest problem. What does my noncompete actually preclude me from doing? Can I be fired for not signing it? Is it legal? Is it even enforceable? We hear these questions from clients all the time. And, regardless of the right answers to them, if the employer attempts to enforce the noncompete, the … [Read more...]
Take the Jab or Lose Your Job – Can Employers Force Employees to Get Vaccinated?
The Covid-19 Delta variant has put a big crimp in pandemic recovery, and driven many employers to require employees to get vaccinated. To the extent reasonably possible, employers must accommodate those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, and those who won’t for religious reasons, but the bottom line may often come down to jab versus job. Is that legal? The answer, pretty much, is yes, at least in most states. The Equal Employment … [Read more...]
LGBTQ and Religious Freedom in the Workplace
Just over a year ago, on June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision making it unequivocally clear that under federal law employers cannot discriminate based on the sexual orientation or transgender status of an employee or prospective employee. It is impossible, Justice Gorsuch wrote in Bostock v. Clayton County, “to discriminate against a person for being homosexual or transgender without discriminating against that … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Territory Manager Sues Abbott Laboratories
Territory Manager Sues Abbott Laboratories for Sex Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation, Breach of Contract and Defamation Read the Complaint → Georgann Gillund, a successful Territory Manager for Abbott Laboratories for over eight years, has sued the company in Ramsey County alleging sexual harassment, discrimination based on gender and age, retaliation, breach of contract and defamation. She is represented by Lead Counsel Larry Schaefer … [Read more...]
The Traumatic Impact of Racism and Discrimination on Young People
As young people are joining the workforce and beginning their adult lives, too many young people are finding barriers of racism and discrimination that have been upheld for centuries and maintained through generations. These barriers are prohibiting them from working in a healthy environment or finding opportunities in which to succeed. For young adults who are trying to work and build lives for themselves, discrimination and racism in the … [Read more...]