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On June 5, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that majority-group plaintiffs cannot be held to a higher evidentiary standard than minority-group plaintiffs when bringing claims for discrimination under Title VII. In other words, all plaintiffs must meet the same standard when establishing a prima facie case for discrimination, regardless of whether they are in a […]

In April of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a rule (“Final Rule”)that would have effectively banned employers from enforcing non-competition provisions in contracts with their employees. That rule was originally set to take effect on September 4, 2024. If the Final Rule had become effective, almost all non-compete agreements would have been […]