Keith Weddington and Tory Summey provided a 90-minute CLE webinar on June 24 on employment law updates.

Large-scale legislation relating to pregnancy, childbirth, and sexual harassment defined 2023. A return to political gridlock in 2024 led to more executive action on issues like restrictive covenants, workplace safety, and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Key judicial opinions have also shifted the employment landscape by, among other things, adopting a new test for religious accommodation requests.  And, seemingly hovering over everything in 2024 is the promise and threat of artificial intelligence (AI), and the guidance, regulations, and legislation intended to constrain it.

The webinar provided an update on recent employment laws and an overview of the current legal landscape facing employers, including:

• Recent case law developments from the Supreme Court, Fourth Circuit, and North Carolina state courts.
• New federal legislation providing additional protections to workers.
• New guidance, regulations, and enforcement priorities at the agency level, including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Department of Justice (DOJ).

You can replay the webinar here. You can view the presentation slides here.