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ADA Does Not Cover Retirement Benefit Cuts

By Danielle Smid | 06.30.2025
In a 7–2 decision issued June 21, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not cover former employees who are no longer able to work due to a disability. In Stanley v. City of Sanford, the Court ruled that Title I of the ADA applies only to individuals who can perform, or seek to perform, the essential... Read More

Matt Mauntel-Medici Joins BrownWinick Immigration Practice

By BrownWinick | 06.30.2025
At BrownWinick, we are constantly evolving to meet the growing and complex needs of our clients. Today, we’re proud to announce the enhancement of our Immigration Practice with new attorney Matt Mauntel-Medici. This is an expansion that allows us to provide even more comprehensive legal solutions to the businesses and individuals we serve. As... Read More

Trump Signs New Executive Order Seeking to Eliminate Disparate Impact Discrimination

By Danielle Smid | 04.28.2025
President Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, directing that federal agencies stop using the disparate impact theory of liability under federal civil rights law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EO, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” deprioritizes disparate impact and specifically... Read More

Trump Removes NLRB General Counsel and Fires Acting Democrat Chair

By Danielle Smid | 01.28.2025
President Trump fired acting chair of the National Labor Relations Board, Democrat Gwynne Wilcox Monday night. Additionally, he removed General Counsel of the Board, Jennifer Abruzzo, who had become a strong advocate for unionization. The general counsel of the Board has sweeping authority to determine what types of cases are prosecuted by the... Read More

Workplace Illnesses Exposure & Workers’ Compensation: A Key Iowa Case for Employers

By Benjamin Merrill | 01.03.2025
As workplaces navigated the challenges of COVID-19, a critical question emerged: when is a workplace liable for employees contracting the virus? Iowa's workers’ compensation system addressed this question head-on. A recent Iowa Court of Appeals case affirmed the Commissioner’s original decision that proving a workplace connection to COVID-19... Read More

Texas Federal Court Strikes Down Biden Administration’s Overtime Rule Raising Salary Threshold for While Collar Exemptions

By Danielle Smid | 11.18.2024
According to a Texas Federal Judge on Friday, the United States Department of Labor lacked authority to raise the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act white collar overtime exemptions. The Court’s ruling strikes down on a nationwide basis the Biden Administration rule that has been in effect since July. The Court rules that each of... Read More

How A Trump Second Term Will Affect the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

By John R. Watson | 11.14.2024
With a change of administration employers can expect shifting policies. For a second Trump term, employers can likely expect similar policies as to the first Trump administration. A Republican president typically means that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will ease up on prosecuting employers for alleged labor violations and shift... Read More

IRS Issues Guidance on Matching Contributions for Student Loan Payments

By Maggie Simonson Schild & Cynthia Boyle Lande | 09.16.2024
Background On August 19, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-63 (the “Notice”) to provide highly anticipated interim guidance on Section 110 of Secure 2.0 Act (“Secure 2.0”), which was enacted in 2022. Secure 2.0 amended the definition of matching contributions to allow an employer to make matching contributions beginning in 2024 to 401(k), 403(b),... Read More

Texas Court Ruling on FTC Rule

By Kathryn A. Leidahl | 08.21.2024
On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada E. Brown for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction barring the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) regulation banning noncompete agreements. In April 2023, the FTC issued a final rule banning most new and existing noncompetes nationwide. Judge Brown’s ruling means the FTC ban... Read More

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