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What I’ve Been Reading This Week


While I thought I had a busy week, it was nothing compared to the pace of the U.S. Supreme Court.  As readers might have seen, the nation’s highest court issued two decisive rulings in relation to employment law matters earlier this week.  I will refer readers to the two posts from earlier this week, but make no mistake, those cases will likely be considered paramount when looking back at relevant cases from the Supreme Court’s term.

As always, below are a couple articles that caught my eye this week.



This week, it was announced that a task force created by the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee for President, Joe Biden, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was working on the framework for the party’s platform headed into party’s convention next month.  That platform is expected to include a call to increase to the federal hourly minimum wage rate to $15/hour, guarantee workers the right to join a union and bargain collectively, allow card check elections, and do away with right to work laws across the country.  While much of a party’s platform is a “wishlist” of ideas and goals for a potential administration, it does signal the potential policy objectives that are sought to be accomplished if that party’s nominee is elected.



A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia in which the Court expanded Title VII protections to LGBTQ workers.  Given that over half the states did not recognize these protections for LGBTQ workers, prior to the Bostock decision, it is imperative that employers ensure they are now in compliance with this decision.  Next Tuesday, there is going to be a webinar in which the impact of the Bostock decision will be discussed along with pointers provided on how employers can ensure they take steps to not run afoul of this ruling.  For those that have the time next Tuesday afternoon, I think this webinar would be worth checking out.



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