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F.T.C. Bans Worker Noncompete Clauses
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission essentially banned most noncompetes, clauses which prevent workers from leaving for a competitor for a certain amount of time.
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Rejects Stricter Standard for Title VII Job Transfer Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 17 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bars discriminatory job transfers, even if they are not accompanied by significant harm to the employee.
Read MoreEEOC Announces Final Pregnancy Accommodation Regulation
On April 15, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled the final version of a rule serving to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a 2022 law bolstering employees’ legal protections relating to pregnancy and childbirth. The rule will take effect two months after its April 19 publication in the Federal Register. The…
Read MoreSOX Whistleblower Reinstatement
Neil Henrichsen participated in the National Whistleblower Center’s Whistleblower Chats segment alongside his client and NWC Executive Director Siri Nelson. Mr. Henrichsen represents whistleblowers for which the Department of Labor issued a reasonable cause finding of retaliatory firing because the employees engaged in protected activity under the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) while working at ExxonMobil.…
Read MoreHenrichsen Law Group Recognized With Prestigious Awards
The Henrichsen Law Group has been recently recognized by Best Law Firms legal rating services and publication for the firm’s excellence in the legal profession. Best Law Firms: The firm was named among the nation’s best law firms in a number of practice areas in the prestigious annual “Best Law Firms” guide to the legal profession and was…
Read MoreAnti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act Passes, Marking Win for Whistleblowers
On December 23, 2022, U.S. Congress included the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the Omnibus spending package and was signed into law by President Biden. Modeled on whistleblower provisions included in the Dodd-Frank Act, the act expands incentives and protections for whistleblowers, and is likely to add support for whistleblowers who…
Read MoreProposed Federal Ban on Non-Compete Agreements in Labor Contracts
On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission moved to establish a rule that would block companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for rivals or starting a competing business months or years after their employment. The proposal would also require companies to nullify any existing non-competes within six months. Non-compete agreements have…
Read MoreAttorneys Azor and Cross, with Henrichsen Law Group, PLLC, Selected as Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in Florida by National Trial Lawyers
Henrichsen Law Group, PLLC, an AV rated civil trial firm, is pleased to announce that The National Trial Lawyers has selected two of the firm’s attorneys, Naphtalie Azor and Allison Cross, as NTL – Civil Plaintiff – Top 40 under 40 Trial Lawyers in the state of Florida. This honor is given only to the…
Read MoreHenrichsen Law Group Clients Win Reinstatement and Monetary Awards in SOX Claim
October 6, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor has determined that ExxonMobil Corporation has wrongfully terminated two scientists, clients of Henrichsen Law Group, in violation of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and has ordered immediate reinstatement. The Department of Labor order states that the whistleblowers “suffered financial hardship and mental anguish because [Exxon] illegally retaliated…
Read MoreWhistleblowers Are Important Sources of Information-Florida Law
Private Sector Whistleblowers in Florida, licensed professionals, executives, engineers, professors, etc., have protection under the Florida Whistleblower Act. The Florida Whistleblower Act, provides, in pertinent part, that: An employer may not take retaliatory personnel action against an employee because the employee has (1) Disclosed, or threatened to disclose, to any appropriate governmental agency, under oath, in…
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