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A federal jury recently awarded a former Novant Health employee $10 million dollars in a wrongful termination lawsuit, concluding Novant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by terminating the white male employee based on his race and gender. I...

Some medical device companies pay physicians royalty fees to help develop their products. While these payments are permissible when structured appropriately, they are unlawful when their true purpose is to pay kickbacks to physicians for using or rec...

Last month, the EEOC filed its first lawsuit against an employer due to its alleged failure to reasonably accommodate an employee’s request related to COVID-19. The EEOC alleges that an employer unlawfully denied an employee’s request to work fro...

Over the last decade, non-compete agreements (which are sometimes referred to as covenants not to compete) have become increasingly popular. Employers who utilize non-compete agreements should review them regularly to ensure that they are enforceable...