Lechner Law

2023 U.S. News & World Report "Best Law Firm" Tampa - Empt. & Labor Law (Mgmt, T2), Litigation - Labor & Empt. (T3); Board Certified Labor & Empt. Law Expert

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Lechner Law has been recognized by Best Lawyers as a 2024 "Best Law Firm" in Tampa

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Pro-life women’s resource center “established a present injury to its First Amendment associational rights” when New Jersey’s "Reproductive Rights Strike Force" targeted it with a subpoena demanding information about its donors, SCOTUS rules.

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SCOTUS: A School Board’s introduction of “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks (including ones that ask children “What pronouns fit you best?”) — combined with its decision to withhold notice to parents and to forbid opt outs — creates “‘a very real threat of undermining’ the religious beliefs that the parents wish to instill in their children” and imposes [an unacceptable] burden on religious exercise.” Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025) https://t.co/XHBUHxip7o

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"American employers have long been obsessed with 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' initiatives and affirmative action plans.... Initiatives of this kind have often led to overt discrimination against those perceived to be in the majority." Ames v. Ohio Dep't of Youth Svcs. (2025) (Thomas, J., concurring)

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"Given the widespread confusion caused by McDonnell Douglas, and given the frequency with which courts encounter Title VII cases, it behooves us to revisit McDonnell Douglas and offer clear guidance on how to determine whether a Title VII claim survives summary judgment." Hittle v. City of Stockton (Thomas, J., dissenting).

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FTC’S Non-Compete Clause Rule– Not So Fast, by Jay P. Lechner (page 44)
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Thanks to all who volunteered at Trinity Cafe this morning!

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In a discrimination case, "[b]ecause the district court erroneously required [the plaintiff] to plead all elements of a prima facie case at the motion-to-dismiss stage, we vacate and remand for further proceedings," 11th Circuit rules. https://t.co/eUbpbAXdWT

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Black MAGA supporter claims he was called a ‘slave’ by right-wing org https://t.co/yBc0JjYLX3

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The Fifth Circuit has invalidated the Biden administration's controversial "tip credit" final rule, holding that the rule is "contrary to the FLSA’s text" and "arbitrary and capricious." The rule had been criticized for placing unworkable and burdensome restrictions on the amount and types of sidework tipped employees could perform. https://t.co/5bIIqs56P0

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Title VII race discrimination action barred by res judicata where court previously dismissed Section 1981 action alleging same facts, despite different standards of proof and the fact that the EEOC had not yet issued a right to sue letter when the first case was filed, 11th Circuit holds. https://t.co/QtnMoDLVP4

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"Federal law is no more tolerant of discrimination against whites than it is discrimination against members of any other race," 11th Cir. states, reversing dismissal where the new commission chairman asserted that the “new City Manager should be Black.” https://t.co/EPTznAyvVs

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A federal district court has permanently enjoined implementation of the employment provision of the Stop Woke Act because it "violates free speech rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution." https://t.co/5HsnrqPEmY

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In an ADA case, an employer that promulgates a job description that thoroughly describes the essential functions of the job is more likely to survive summary judgment ... "A reasonable jury reading the job description would have to interpret 'extensive travel' in the light of the earlier reference to “health care organizations throughout the United States,” 11th Circuit. https://t.co/jhXbUYrkeu

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Federal Court upholds FTC’s non-compete ban - Federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reasons: “When taken in the context of the goal of the Act and the FTC’s purpose, the Court finds it clear that the FTC is empowered to make both procedural and substantive rules as is necessary to prevent unfair methods of competition.” https://t.co/F55qKC6khR

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Plaintiff’s "success in establishing a prima facie case is sufficient to overcome summary judgment for the retaliatory harassment theory of liability" where the company simply denied the alleged harassment and, thus, "never articulated a legitimate business explanation" for it, 11th Cir. holds. https://t.co/aAWN5CSRpN

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"Few things would threaten our constitutional order more than criminally prosecuting a former President for his official acts. Fortunately, the Constitution does not permit us to chart such a dangerous course." (Thomas, J., concurring). https://t.co/XqYFMYLqY9

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"Chevron is overruled. Courts must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority, as the APA requires," SCOTUS rules. https://t.co/N0q25BMpBw

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"For months, high-ranking Government officials placed unrelenting pressure on Facebook to suppress Americans’ free speech. Because the Court unjustifiably refuses to address this serious threat to the First Amendment, I respectfully dissent." (Alito, J.) https://t.co/iDXaqyljkK

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The FMLA does not cover "an expectant parent who is neither pregnant nor married to a pregnant spouse with pre-birth leave so that he may await the child’s birth away from work," Eleventh Circuit holds. 202214188.pdf (https://t.co/QLdbkDQ7Y9)