Nancy Conrad – The Employment Law Counselor

Federal Trade Commission Prohibits Nearly All Non-Compete Agreements

Nancy Conrad / April 24, 2024 / Federal Trade Commission, Non-Compete Agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to approve the Final Rule that (1) prohibits employers from entering into non-compete agreements with workers and (2) requires employers to rescind nearly all existing non-compete agreements. The Final Rule is effective 120 days after its forthcoming publication in the Federal Register, which we expect will […]

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You’ve Been Sued, Now What?

Nancy Conrad / October 26, 2023 / Podcast

In this episode of the Employment Law Counselor, hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Jeff is joined by Nancy Conrad, Managing Partner, Lehigh Valley Office, for a discussion about how a new lawsuit is assessed and handled in the first days after receiving the case. They look at how different

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New Admissions Lawsuit Follows Affirmative Action Supreme Court Decision

Nancy Conrad / July 13, 2023 / Employers

On July 3, 2023, the Chica Project, African Community Economic Development of New England (ACEDONE), and Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN) (collectively the “Complainants”) filed a civil rights Complaint with the Department of Education alleging that Harvard College’s (“Harvard”) continued use of “Donor and Legacy Preferences” violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title

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Jury Awards over $25 Million in a Reverse Discrimination Case against Starbucks

Nancy Conrad / July 3, 2023 / Employers

On June 12, a federal jury in Camden, New Jersey returned a verdict in favor of Shannon Phillips, a white Starbucks Regional Director who claimed that she was terminated from her management level position on the basis of her race. Phillips claimed that after media coverage of the arrests of two black customers who were

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Goes Into Effect on June 27, 2023

Nancy Conrad / June 9, 2023 / Employers

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA” or “Act”) into law. The PWFA requires “covered employers” to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an “undue hardship.”

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