If you find yourself traveling through Portugal, don’t overlook Peniche. This coastal town—set on a peninsula that juts into the Atlantic—is the westernmost city in continental Europe. Peniche is best known for four things: fishing, scenic vistas, surfing, and its long, wide, beautiful beaches. It also happens to be one of my favorite places
It’s wrong. It should have never been said. But is it illegal discrimination?
“Old man, you been here longer than I’ve been alive. Are you ready to retire?”
Kenneth Lowe had worked at Walbro for over 40 years. In 2018, at age 60, he was fired. According to the company, his position as Area Manager was no longer needed. According to Lowe, it was age discrimination.
He sued,
Beyond Noncompetes – Why Trade Secret Protection is an Employer Must-Have (Video Chat)
As noncompete agreements continue to face legal scrutiny, employers are focusing on trade secret protection as a more sustainable strategy.
For employers, this shift raises a host of practical questions:
- What’s happening with noncompete enforcement at the federal and state levels?
- How can employers tailor noncompetes to remain compliant?
- Why are trade secrets gaining traction
🚨 You can’t ask that: Disability questions in hiring 🚨
Yesterday, a commenter noted on LinkedIn that many individuals with disabilities suffer in silence at work because they’re afraid to disclose their disability during the hiring process—worried it might get them screened out. “There are dueling incentives for claiming or not claiming a disability, and the pendulum has swung hard towards staying as masked as
California’s New AI Employment Regulations Are Set To Go Into Effect On October 1, 2025
The California Civil Rights Council, which promulgates regulations that implement California’s civil rights laws, has published a new set of regulations concerning artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the workplace. These new rules (available here) are set to go into effect on October 1, 2025 and amend the existing regulatory framework of the Fair Employment and Housing Act
Just because an employee says he has a disability doesn’t mean he actually does
The University of Nebraska fired James Trambly, an IT support specialist, for violating university policy by removing a hard drive from a university-owned computer without authorization. The termination followed a year of documented performance issues—poor communication, overstepping into colleagues’ work, visible frustration, interrupting clients, and spending excessive time on service calls.
After his termination, Trambly
WIRTW #767: the ‘cerveja’ edition
When part of your business involves providing legal representation to craft breweries, even vacation means finding a beer garden where you can sit, relax, and sample the local brews.
Saúde to Letaria, a craft brewery tucked inside Óbidos, Portugal—a 12th-century walled town that feels straight out of a fairytale. The beer was excellent,
[Podcast] AI Bias Audits
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief partner Guy Brenner, who leads Proskauer’s D.C. Labor & Employment practice and is head of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, and Jonathan Slowik, senior counsel, Labor & Employment, in the firm’s Los Angeles office, discuss laws requiring employers who use artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct bias
California Approves Rules Regulating AI in Employment Decision-making
Effective October 1, 2025, updated regulations from the California Civil Rights Council will formally restrict the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in employment decision-making by California employers. In the employment context, these tools can be applied in a litany of ways to manage the workforce, including to screen resumes, make predictions about an applicant
The Feds say that proselytizing at work is okay, but it shouldn’t be
“The power of Christ compels you!” … could soon be coming to a workplace near you.
The Trump administration has issued new guidance allowing federal employees to display religious items at their desks, pray in groups off the clock, and even try to convert their coworkers.
You read that right. Government employees can now “attempt