Teresa L. Reuter

Jan 31, 2024 | lexology.com | Samir A. Gandhi |James Lowe |Teresa L. Reuter

Click here to listen to the audioA whopping one in five workers in the U.S. has signed a non-compete agreement. Companies use these contracts to protect trade secrets, reduce employee turnover, and improve their business leverage. Detractors say non-competes decrease wages and are burdensome to workers. Private litigation is on the rise against non-competes and some states are now passing limits on their use.

Sep 19, 2023 | hrexecutive.com | Teresa L. Reuter |Wendy Lazerson

The type of music employers play at the workplace could form the basis of a sex harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to a recent decision of the Ninth Circuit in Sharp v. S&S Activewear, LLC. The Sharp opinion presents two key lessons for human resources professionals and employers. First, the fact that the music was not directed at the plaintiffs (all employees could hear it) was not fatal to the claim.

Sep 19, 2023 | hrexecutive.com | Teresa L. Reuter

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