Supreme Court Asked to Rule that Title VII Covers Owners of Law Firms
UPDATE (October 5, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to grant certiorari to this case...
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President Biden’s Executive Order Takes Aim at Employee Non-Competition Agreements
In a significant Executive Order issued on Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden launched what the...
UnitedHealth Group and Others Slapped With a Class Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Entering into No-Solicitation Conspiracy
In a recent post, we highlighted two recent criminal cases brought by the Department of Justice....
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Allow a Law Partner’s Title VII Claim to Proceed – Placing Limits on the Law’s Protections
A critical point of contention in Lemon v. Myers Bigel, P.A., No. 19-1380 (4th Cir. Jan. 19, 2021)...
Further Unpacking D.C.’s New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
In a recent post, we briefly discussed non-compete and no-poach agreements, including highlighting...
Will We See the End of Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements under the Biden Administration?
Employers have relied for decades on non-compete and no-poach agreements to try to prevent former...
D.C. Court of Appeals Rules That Forfeiture Provision in Law Firm Operating Agreement Violates Rule 5.6
Connie N. Bertram and D’Ontae Sylvertooth
ABA Formal Opinion 495 Addresses Unauthorized Practice of Law by Remote Attorneys
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandermic, most attorneys have been working remotely since March...
Founder Connie N. Bertram honored by Chambers & Partners USA as a Leading Attorney in Employment Law
Connie N. Bertram, founder of Bertram LLP, was honored last week by Chambers & Partners USA as a...
OFCCP Issues Final Rule that Reduces its Heavy Reliance on Statistics
On November 10, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...
DOL’s Virtual Summit Highlighting Compliance Tools Available to Stakeholders
On September 14, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) held a virtual summit entitled Advancing...
Microsoft Agrees to Shell Out $3 Million to Resolve Hiring Allegations Raised by OFCCP
On September 4, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) entered into an ...