# Articles [ ![What [Your Managers] Say Can Be Used Against [Your Company] in A Court of Law.](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/45/040716_1831_whatyourman1-45c20080.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=879:what-your-managers-say-can-be-used-against-your-company-in-a-court-of-law&catid=205)## [What \[Your Managers\] Say Can Be Used Against \[Your Company\] in A Court of Law.](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=879:what-your-managers-say-can-be-used-against-your-company-in-a-court-of-law&catid=205) April 07, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=879:what-your-managers-say-can-be-used-against-your-company-in-a-court-of-law&catid=205) [ ![TRANSGENDER BATHROOM POLICIES](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/95/restroom-983390_1920-95ef209c.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1011:transgender-bathroom-policies&catid=205)## [TRANSGENDER BATHROOM POLICIES](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1011:transgender-bathroom-policies&catid=205) April 04, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1011:transgender-bathroom-policies&catid=205) [ ![The Department of Labor Issues Controversial New Persuader Rule, and its Reach Extends Beyond Just Union Organizing Campaigns](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/05/businessmen-152572_1280-0580a609.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=884:the-department-of-labor-issues-controversial-new-persuader-rule-and-its-reach-extends-beyond-just-union-organizing-campaigns&catid=205)## [The Department of Labor Issues Controversial New Persuader Rule, and its Reach Extends Beyond Just Union Organizing Campaigns](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=884:the-department-of-labor-issues-controversial-new-persuader-rule-and-its-reach-extends-beyond-just-union-organizing-campaigns&catid=205) April 01, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) On March 23, 2016, the Department of Labor released a rule requiring companies to disclose when they seek advice from outside consultants on a variety of matters involving employees. The so-called "Persuader Rule," first proposed in 2011, amends the federal Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to require detailed reports from employers and… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=884:the-department-of-labor-issues-controversial-new-persuader-rule-and-its-reach-extends-beyond-just-union-organizing-campaigns&catid=205) [ ![tyson food being served indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/tyson-pEGU2ISW7q4-unsplash-df2d524d.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1037:u-s-supreme-court-ruling-in-tyson-foods-could-result-in-more-class-and-collective-actions&catid=205)## [U.S. Supreme Court Ruling In Tyson Foods Could Result in More Class and Collective Actions](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1037:u-s-supreme-court-ruling-in-tyson-foods-could-result-in-more-class-and-collective-actions&catid=205) March 29, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) Last week, in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo et al., No. 14-1146, the United States Supreme Court ruled that class and collective action plaintiffs can establish liability through statistical or "representative" evidence, as opposed to individualized assessments of employees. In the Tyson Foods case, the Court allowed the plaintiff-employees to use a stati… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1037:u-s-supreme-court-ruling-in-tyson-foods-could-result-in-more-class-and-collective-actions&catid=205) [ ![arrows pointing both directions](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/cdd20-HQH-GOZ6K2c-unsplash-3a763df2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1038:looking-back-to-look-forward-the-obama-administrations-record-on-wagehour-enforcementand-what-it-means-for-employers&catid=205)## [Looking Back to Look Forward: the Obama Administration’s Record on Wage/hour Enforcement and What It Means for Employers](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1038:looking-back-to-look-forward-the-obama-administrations-record-on-wagehour-enforcementand-what-it-means-for-employers&catid=205) March 17, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) It's inevitable, as an administration draws to a close, for each President to think of his (or, one day, her) legacy and review their achievements. The Wage and Hour Division has just conducted a review of its activities since 2009, and here are the highlights: 1.7 million workers have been "helped:" in other words, they have been awarded some amount of… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1038:looking-back-to-look-forward-the-obama-administrations-record-on-wagehour-enforcementand-what-it-means-for-employers&catid=205) [ ![different height candles](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/7a/elena-kloppenburg-sIN3qAZ6j08-unsplash-7a06b158.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1006:activist-eeoc-seeks-to-expand-title-vii-coverage&catid=205)## [Activist EEOC Seeks to Expand Title VII Coverage](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1006:activist-eeoc-seeks-to-expand-title-vii-coverage&catid=205) March 15, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) As we discussed in our last blog post, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which encompasses Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, now recognizes harassment on the basis of transgender status as a violation of Title VII. Currently, there are two cases pending before the Eleventh Circuit, Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital and Burrows v. the College of Central F… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1006:activist-eeoc-seeks-to-expand-title-vii-coverage&catid=205) [ ![pink, blue, and white flag](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/alexander-grey-uUkjeWxSh7c-unsplash-7cd392a4.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1005:the-eleventh-circuit-wants-employers-to-take-transgender-discrimination-seriously&catid=205)## [The Eleventh Circuit Wants Employers to Take Transgender Discrimination Seriously](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1005:the-eleventh-circuit-wants-employers-to-take-transgender-discrimination-seriously&catid=205) March 01, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) A recent decision out of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals court that covers the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, is a wake-up call to employers about the issue of discrimination of a transgender employee. The case, Chavez v. Credit Nation Auto Sales, LLC, --- Fed.Appx. ---- (2016), involves a transgender auto mechanic who w… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1005:the-eleventh-circuit-wants-employers-to-take-transgender-discrimination-seriously&catid=205) [ ![](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/cf/ouyjdk-kdfy-cf56a0e1.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1040:landmines-in-medical-related-leave-how-to-deal-with-an-employee-who-has-exhausted-fmla-leave-but-cannot-return-to-work-for-medical-reasons&catid=205)## [Landmines in Medical Related Leave: How to Deal with an Employee Who Has Exhausted Fmla Leave but Cannot Return to Work for Medical Reasons](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1040:landmines-in-medical-related-leave-how-to-deal-with-an-employee-who-has-exhausted-fmla-leave-but-cannot-return-to-work-for-medical-reasons&catid=205) February 24, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1040:landmines-in-medical-related-leave-how-to-deal-with-an-employee-who-has-exhausted-fmla-leave-but-cannot-return-to-work-for-medical-reasons&catid=205) [ ![person signing a document on a table indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/romain-dancre-doplSDELX7E-unsplash-c68cd082.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1007:doing-the-write-thing-the-value-of-getting-a-signed-written-statement-from-a-complainant-in-a-sexual-harassment-investigation&catid=205)## [Doing the Write Thing: The Value of Getting a Signed Written Statement from a Complainant in a Sexual Harassment Investigation](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1007:doing-the-write-thing-the-value-of-getting-a-signed-written-statement-from-a-complainant-in-a-sexual-harassment-investigation&catid=205) February 11, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) Our Firm recently finished defending a sexual harassment case in federal court, and the final result was a defense verdict on all counts. The case was brought by a woman who claimed she was subjected to a multitude of sexual remarks in the workplace. The company had a written sexual harassment policy and complaint procedure, and one point of contention was… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1007:doing-the-write-thing-the-value-of-getting-a-signed-written-statement-from-a-complainant-in-a-sexual-harassment-investigation&catid=205) [ ![computer desktop setup indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/unseen-studio-WvuTnXz1hSc-unsplash-ae814998.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1039:self-preservation-the-importance-of-a-retention-policy-for-company-documents-and-electronically-stored-information&catid=205)## [Self-Preservation: The Importance of a Retention Policy for Company Documents and Electronically Stored Information](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1039:self-preservation-the-importance-of-a-retention-policy-for-company-documents-and-electronically-stored-information&catid=205) January 19, 2016 | [Articles](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=205) No company likes to receive an EEOC Charge. 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