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The Legal Intelligencer

Can (D)iversity Truly Exist Without Shifting the Focus to (I)nclusion?

The concept of DE&I holds different meanings for different individuals. However, there is no better time than now for organizations to prioritize the inclusion component as the driving force in their DE&I initiatives because inclusion ensures that diversity is not just present, but also valued and embraced.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Recent Amendments Expand Proscribed Discrimination Under the Pa. Human Relations Act

Pennsylvania employers, educational institutions, places of public accommodation, housing accommodation and commercial property entities are all affected by amendments to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), which took effect on Aug. 17.
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Daily Business Review

The PUMP Act: The New Law That Should be on Every Employer's Radar

The PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (the PUMP Act), effective April 2023, amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a location for employees to express breast milk for one year after the employee's birth of a child.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees in the Workplace

The PWFA and PUMP Act extend protections to nursing employees to be reasonably accommodated and provided with reasonable breaks and spaces to pump. While the guidance recognizes that individual circumstances may vary, employers should engage in the full interactive process in order to meet the new requirements as employee protections and enforcement mechanisms increase.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Federal Trade Commission's Campaign to Eliminate Noncompetes

The FTC has filed complaints against companies that use noncompete agreements, resulting in consent orders that accomplish the recission of hundreds of existing noncompete agreements.
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Daily Business Review

Gunster Expands Corporate Litigation and Tax Capabilities With 2 New Hires in South Florida

"Now that we are growing our practice group, we have significantly more ability to be able to handle the work that I think we've had to turn down in the past," incoming Gunster counsel David Sawyer said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ex-Employee Sues Imperial Investments for Alleged Discrimination

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Daily Report Online

Woman Sues Waste Management for Alleged Racial Discrimination

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Law.com

'A Rigorous Analysis Requires More': 10th Circ. Vacates FLSA Class Certification, Finding District Court Abuse Its Discretion

"The district court should carefully examine what facts are required to prove plaintiffs' claims and then determine whether plaintiffs have shown that they could establish those facts through common evidence. It would be inappropriate for us to conduct that analysis in the first instance," Tenth Circuit Judge Harris L. Hartz wrote.
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Daily Report Online

Employees Sue Pepsi, Claiming Sex Harassment by 1 Co-Worker

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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