COVID-19 vaccinations have stirred discussions within workplaces, especially since their widespread availability in late 2020. Initially, some states prohibited government employers from mandating vaccinations for employees, leaving private sector policies to individual employers. Now, this...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has unveiled two comprehensive reports shedding light on the status of individuals with disabilities within the federal workforce. Entitled “Optimal Strategies for Leveraging Schedule A to Recruit, Employ...

The propriety of restrictive covenants – including covenants not to compete – has long been a contentious topic in the realm of employment law for DC Civil Lawyers. Many debates center on balancing the interests...

DC Employment Lawyers Note: Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) demands employers to offer reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Essential to this process is the “interactive process,” wherein employers and requesting employees collaborate...

AI tools like ChatGPT and Otter are increasingly utilized by employees to streamline business tasks. Otter, specifically, serves as an AI Meeting Assistant, offering real-time transcription and summarization of meetings, audio recording, slide capturing, action...

This spring, Washington, D.C. employers, guided by DC Employment Lawyers, should prioritize updating their compliance protocols to navigate the latest pay transparency mandates. Mayor Bowser signed the Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023 on...

Highlighting the significance of meticulous drafting and scrutiny of language within a covenant not to sue, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on a case  affirming that the straightforward wording of...

Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOTSHA), the agency overseeing Maryland’s state highways, has agreed to a $40,000 settlement in an equal pay lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Maryland...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly embedded in our lives, revolutionizing industries across the board. To address the complexities arising from human-AI collaborations, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in line with section 5.2(c)(i)...

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice and Antitrust Division (together, “the Agencies”),  jointly unveiled a substantial overhaul and expansion of the federal Merger Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), the cornerstone document...