On Friday, The New York Times ran a very interesting article on the use of noncompetes for doctors. The article is titled “Did Your Doctor Disappear Without a Word? A Noncompete Clause Could Be the Reason.” Here is a link…
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The college admissions scam a/k/a “Operation Varsity Blues,” has dominated U.S. headlines over the past week. Beyond the Department of Justice’s criminal charges, two Stanford University students have filed a civil, class-action lawsuit against the universities implicated in the scandal—USC,…
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Claiming discrimination in pay, twenty-eight members of the women’s current U.S. national soccer team filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for equal pay. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges violations under the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) and Title VII…
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its long-anticipated revised “overtime rule.”The proposed rule seeks to increase the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions to $35,308 per year, or $679 per week. The current salary threshold is $23,660. This means…
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