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Alert – Employer Diversity Efforts Remain Legal After the Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Alert – Employer Diversity Efforts Remain Legal After the Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action in Higher Education
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently reminded employers that diversity and inclusion efforts remain lawful. In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair…
Alert – Employers Must Justify the Denial of Religious Accommodation by Showing that It Would Result in Substantial Increased Costs
Alert – Employers Must Justify the Denial of Religious Accommodation by Showing that It Would Result in Substantial Increased Costs
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court broadened protections for religious workers in a case that involved a postal carrier who refused to work on Sunday. Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian who worked as a substitute mail carrier, brought the…
Employer Alert: EEOC Issues Guidance on the Use of AI in Recruitment
Employer Alert: EEOC Issues Guidance on the Use of AI in Recruitment
On March 18, 2023, the EEOC released a technical assistance document, “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used in Employment Selection Procedures Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” designed to aid employers and…
Employer Alert: New Federal Laws Protect Pregnant Workers and Nursing Mothers
Employer Alert: New Federal Laws Protect Pregnant Workers and Nursing Mothers
Two new laws, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), have been enacted to protect pregnant and nursing workers and prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical…
In the News: Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Win Affirmed. What Stands Out for Employers?
In the News: Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Win Affirmed. What Stands Out for Employers?
Galloway attorneys Doris Bobadilla and Kelsey Bonnaffons obtained a complete defense verdict in a Louisiana workers’ compensation case. On appeal, the claimant asserted the workers’ compensation court erred as follows: Giving greater weight to the testimony of employer’s medical expert…
Employers Take Note: The CROWN Act Takes Effect in Louisiana
Employers Take Note: The CROWN Act Takes Effect in Louisiana
As of August 1, 2022, Louisiana’s CROWN Act (“Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair”) will prohibit race-based hair discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations, and housing in Louisiana. A similar law has already been in effect in…
Employers Take Note: EEOC Issues New Standard for COVID-19 Screening
Employers Take Note: EEOC Issues New Standard for COVID-19 Screening
After a tumultuous couple of years in which the EEOC issued and updated COVID-related guidance atbreakneck speed, the pace has slowed. Nonetheless, as we are frequently reminded, COVID-19 is still with us. Accordingly, earlier this month, the EEOC issued new…
Employers Take Note: Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims is Prohibited
Employers Take Note: Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims is Prohibited
On March 3, 2022, the Federal Arbitration Act was amended to allow employees subject to pre-dispute mandatory arbitration agreements to pursue their claims of sexual assault or sexual harassment in court. The amendment defines a “sexual harassment dispute” as “a…
Significant Changes to Procedural Laws Effective January 1, 2022
Significant Changes to Procedural Laws Effective January 1, 2022
Louisiana made changes to procedural rules that took effect at the start of the new year. Defendants now have 21 days to file an answer to a petition after service of citation, instead of the previous 15-day period. La. C.C.P.…
Alert: OSHA and CMS Issue Rules on COVID-19 Safety
Alert: OSHA and CMS Issue Rules on COVID-19 Safety
Today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022, or that the employees produce a negative COVID-19 test…
Galloway Director Implements Key Strategies for Win in Florida
Galloway Director Implements Key Strategies for Win in Florida
In a non-jury trial, Director Edward Krakauer partnered with our insurance carrier in implementing key strategies over three years in a matter that was substantial and significant to our client’s claim handling practices. Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith understood the implications…
Jason Waguespack Highlighted by LADB for Committee Work
Jason Waguespack Highlighted by LADB for Committee Work
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Managing Director Jason Waguespack was highlighted in the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board August 2024 Newsletter. Jason serves as a LADB Hearing Committee member. Below is the Hearing Committee Member Spotlight: A desire to give back to the legal…
Galloway Associate Returns to Firm, Secures Win in Dallas
Galloway Associate Returns to Firm, Secures Win in Dallas
Shortly after returning to Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, Associate Jonathon Austin secured a summary judgement win on behalf of our clients in a death injury case in Dallas. Jonathon originally joined Galloway in 2021, advocating for clients in…
Galloway Animal Law Attorney Wins Highly Contested Dog Bite Case
Galloway Animal Law Attorney Wins Highly Contested Dog Bite Case
Director Anna Kirkpatrick recently won summary judgment on a highly contested dog bite case in Florida. When the Plaintiff was bit by a foster dog, the legal dispute centered on the legal definition of “owner” under Florida’s dog bite statute…
Galloway Transportation Attorneys Secure Major Win in Missouri
Galloway Transportation Attorneys Secure Major Win in Missouri
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith successfully secured a favorable result in a rear-end trucking case in New Madrid County, Missouri, led by Director Jennifer Woulfe and Associate Allison Thompson serving as second chair. In this case, the Plaintiff’s counsel…
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