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On October 19, 2022, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an updated poster that must now be posted. The new poster, which is titled “Know Your Rights”, replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster. The new poster now includes a QR code for applicants and employees to...
WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LATEST LEGAL TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN AN EVOLVING WORKPLACE Employers nationwide are experiencing new challenges due to the constant changes in our legal landscape, as well as the complex demands of an evolving workplace and work culture. In this year’s...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to the interpretation of time periods for claims under life insurance and disability plans, a situation where three separate administrators handled a disability benefits claim (but came to different decisions), the Eleventh Circuit’s parsing of...
Saul Ewing LLP is proud to announce that Benchmark Litigation has recognized 32 of its partners across nine offices as Litigation Stars, Future Stars, or Labor and Employment Stars in its 2023 rankings. Benchmark examines recent casework handled by law firms and asks individual litigators to provide...
By now, business owners and their counsel have become increasingly aware of the high volume of lawsuits filed across the country alleging that commercial websites violate Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and similar state and local laws, for failing to make their websites...
Supreme Court Ready to Address Affirmative Action, Religious Freedoms Rob Duston, an attorney with Saul Ewing in Washington, D.C., predicted we'll see the court reject some major precedents this fall. "They are rolling back a number of long-standing provisions and principles they have been skeptical...
On September 9, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (the “Commission”) issued guidance for employers on how to evaluate suspected cannabis impairment in the workplace. Although the guidance leaves some questions unanswered, it should provide some comfort to employers operating in an...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of ambiguous policy terms, evaluation of claimant’s expert witness, inclusion of law firms as appropriate parties from whom plan administrators may seek equitable relief, transfer of cases from the claimant’s choice of venue, and...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...
For the second time in a two-year span, the D.C. City Council voted in favor of largely banning non-compete agreements within the District. As we wrote in May 2021, the D.C. City Council initially passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which would have imposed...