by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Oct 30, 2024 | Pop Culture
Disney’s attempts to stall Gina Carano’s lawsuit from moving forward have worked about as well as Han Solo frantically asking, “We’re all fine down here. How are you?” to that Imperial officer on the Death Star. It just doesn’t... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Oct 21, 2024 | Non-Compete Litigation
On Friday, October 18, 2024, we learned that the FTC has appealed the federal judge’s non-compete injunction. Recall that the Federal Trade Commission had issued a rule in April 2024 that would ban non-compete agreements across the entire nation. [Read More: FTC... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Oct 18, 2024 | Pop Culture
With the advent of the #R2MeToo Movement a few years ago, sexual harassment in the Star Wars World has come to the forefront of many fans’ minds. After all, we hold our heroes to high standards, even ones who live in a galaxy far, far away. Distance, whether less than... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Oct 14, 2024 | Pregnancy
In June 2023, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect nationwide. [Read More Here: Pregnant Discrimination for South Carolina Employees] As part of that law, Congress instructed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) to issue... read more
by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Oct 9, 2024 | Sex Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case out of the Sixth Circuit (which covers Ohio) regarding the heightened proof required for discrimination against the majority. In other words, a straight woman in Ohio sued her employer when the employer showed... read more