This May, Ogletree Deakins also commemorates Jewish American Heritage Month. Jewish Americans have made profound contributions to the legal profession & society as a whole. We celebrate the remarkable achievements, resilience, & cultural richness of the Jewish American community.

Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We honor the diverse cultures and contributions of the AANHPI community. Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, & Pacific Islanders play a vital role in shaping our firm, our culture, and the legal landscape.

JUST IN - Ogletree Deakins is excited to share the findings from the firm’s fourth annual benchmarking report, Strategies and Benchmarks for the Workplace: Ogletree’s Survey of Key Decision-Makers.

Check out a few key findings below and learn more here ➡️ bit.ly/3Ub2Jb0

Another huge development from yesterday! The Federal Trade Commission ( #FTC ) voted to approve final regulations it refers to as the Non-Compete Clause Rule. The rule effectively prohibits the use of almost all noncompete clauses.

bit.ly/3xMJgG5 #noncompete

🚨 BREAKING: The #DOL just unveiled a new final rule that will significantly raise the minimum salary threshold to qualify for certain overtime exemptions under the #FLSA : bit.ly/3UvgRNG

#wageandhour #overtime

📣 Breaking News: In a landmark ruling today, #SCOTUS held that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act must show that the transfer caused some identifiable harm, but it does not need to be significant: bit.ly/446wcYm

Ogletree Deakins is excited to expand its presence to Western New York with the addition of Rick Braden, who joins as shareholder in the firm’s New York office and is based out of Buffalo.

Learn more: bit.ly/4aXJEzI

🚨 JUST IN: the #EEOC issued its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ( #PWFA ). It will be published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024 & will become effective sixty days later.

Charles Thompson & Hera S. Arsen have the latest : bit.ly/4aMVMUs

Ogletree Deakins is excited to welcome Corie Anderson as shareholder in the firm's Minneapolis office!

Corie has nearly 20 years of experience representing and defending employers across a full spectrum of employment law matters.

Learn more: bit.ly/3vJ3zn5

#DHS recently announced an initiative to integrate #AI into its daily operations. This comes at a time of growing recognition of AI’s potential to streamline processes & enhance efficiency, especially in immigration and national security areas: bit.ly/43JLO3A

#California ’s new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers goes into effect today. The California DIR updated its guidance regarding the new minimum wage law’s impact on exempt managers and which employers and employees are covered: bit.ly/4aBgW7B

European Union policymakers recently passed the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence ( #AI ) legislation.

Justin Tarka and Sam Sedaei review the guidance and discuss the AI Act's risk-based approach: bit.ly/43Uq0md

A little over a year ago Amanda Quan was selected to serve as the office managing shareholder of Ogletree's Cleveland, Ohio, office. In honor of Women’s History Month, she answered a few questions about her experiences as a woman in the legal profession: bit.ly/3TtFDw1

Ogletree Deakins is excited to welcome veteran data privacy attorney Harris Freier as shareholder in the firm's Morristown office! For the better part of two decades, Harris has served as a trusted counselor to employers.

Learn more: bit.ly/3PfG6AH

#employmentlaw

The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize, making the group the first college sports team to do so in the U.S. Dartmouth College has already filed an appeal with the #NLRB . Bethany Wagner, Neil McKittrick, & Zachary Zagger have all the details: bit.ly/432JZi1

Florida's 2024 legislative session has taken up potentially significant legislation for employers, including bills addressing child labor, heat exposure requirements, & more. If passed, these bills may impact employers in many industries across the state: bit.ly/49QGLQU

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth ! Ogletree Deakins celebrates the inspiring women who have shaped history and shattered ceilings in the legal profession. As a firm, we’re committed to maintaining a culture that uplifts and provides equitable advancement opportunities for women.

Ogletree Deakins is excited to welcome Richard Rahm as a shareholder in the firm's San Francisco office.

Richard has counseled and represented employers in jury trials, state and federal appeals, and arbitrations for more than 30 years. Learn more: bit.ly/3IgFOWd

Ogletree Deakins is pleased to announce that D'Ontae Sylvertooth has been named a LCLD Fellow for 2024. Morgan Epperson and Robert Perryman have been selected as members of LCLD’s 2024 class of Pathfinders.

Congratulations, all!

Learn more: bit.ly/3uPu2z6

#ODProud

Ogletree Deakins is excited to share that 44 of the firm’s attorneys have been named by their clients as Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers”.

Congratulations, all! Find the full list of recognized Ogletree Deakins attorneys here: bit.ly/3uFpCum

#ODProud