The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been unusually active in recent months, issuing significant opinions on religious accommodations and clarifying its enforcement stance on transgender discrimination. At the same time, Congress’s Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), enacted July 4, 2025
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HSB Webinar Announcement: Understanding Employee Free Speech Rights in the Modern Workplace
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Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Joseph Dickey on November 20 for a timely examination of workplace free speech. Recent high-profile incidents have brought the intersection of employee speech, social media and workplace policies into the spotlight. These cases have highlighted gaps…
Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement: Understanding Employee Free Speech Rights in the Modern WorkplaceThe Death of the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule—And the Birth of a New Enforcement Era
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On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voluntarily dismissed its appeals of decisions issued by federal courts in Texas and Florida that the FTC’s 2023 proposed rule banning most non-competes was invalid. With this dismissal, the FTC’s 2023…
Continue Reading The Death of the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule—And the Birth of a New Enforcement EraHSB Webinar Announcement – Hiring from a Competitor: Legal Risks, Recent Verdicts and Risk Mitigation Strategies
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Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.
Employers increasingly look to competitors when recruiting experienced talent — but these hiring decisions can carry significant legal risk. From trade secret misappropriation to…
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Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Joseph Dickey and Katie Busbee on June 26, from 12-1 PM, for a mid-year employment law update on key issues impacting employers.
HSB is an approved SHRM provider, and this course will…
Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement: Mid-Year Employment Law UpdateSupreme Court Affirms Uniform Legal Standard for All Discrimination Claims
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The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, rejecting a heightened burden for plaintiffs in “majority-groups” to meet their evidentiary burden in discrimination cases under Title VII.
Marlean Ames, a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court Affirms Uniform Legal Standard for All Discrimination ClaimsHSB Webinar Announcement – DEI Under Scrutiny: Interpreting the Latest EEOC and DOJ Guidance
Join us for a one-hour session exploring the latest guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Chris Gantt-Sorenson will review two technical assistance documents issued on March 19, 2025, by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and…
Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement – DEI Under Scrutiny: Interpreting the Latest EEOC and DOJ GuidanceHSB Webinar Announcement – Employment Law Pitfalls: What Employers Get Wrong (Even When They Think They Are Right)
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.
Guest speaker Jacob Modla, Cromer Babb & Porter, joins HSB’s Chris Gantt-Sorenson for a practical discussion on how legally sound decisions can still…
Continue Reading HSB Webinar Announcement – Employment Law Pitfalls: What Employers Get Wrong (Even When They Think They Are Right)EEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release on March 19, 2025, to introduce two technical assistant documents “focused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination related to ‘diversity, equity and inclusion…
Continue Reading EEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related DiscriminationBeyond Silence: South Carolina Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Acceptance in Employment Arbitration Agreements
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In Lampo v. Amedisys Holding, LLC and Leisa Victoria Neasbitt, the South Carolina Supreme Court establishes important legal precedent regarding contract formation for arbitration agreements between employers and employees. Specifically, the Court held that an employee’s silence does not…
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