Confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions have become staples in employee severance agreements. Following the National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) recent opinion in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023), these terms may be a thing of the past. In McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023), the Board examined whether the employer violated...
Can you ask an applicant their COVID-19 vaccination status? November 4, 2021 By now, most employers have at least broached the question of whether they can request employees’ vaccination status. While employers can in fact request this medical information from employees and even terminate employees who do not comply with disclosure or vaccine...
The Utah Bar Journal recently published the article “You Asked, We Listened: A Seat at the Table,” written by Victoria B. Finlinson. A Seat at the Table is the Young Lawyer Division's latest initiative and provides members of the YLD with opportunities to serve their communities in a meaningful way, including running for office; pursuing an...
With tax season upon us, many Americans are being forced to learn what the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) (deemed the most consequential tax reform in a generation) really entails and its impact on a business’ bottom line. While the changes in income tax brackets has been most heavily covered in the media, many employers are surprised to learn...
In just his first week in office, President Trump, through two new appointments, has initiated an ideology shift at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board. Republicans Victoria Lipnic and Philip A. Miscimarra were appointed as acting chairpersons for the EEOC and NLRB, respectively. Both Lipnic and...
On October 17, 2016 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2017-2021 ("Plan") and businesses would be wise to take notice. The Plan is essentially a blueprint for where the EEOC will devote its resources, and establishes which substantive areas of employment will be its top...
In this year’s legislative session, the Utah Legislature passed the following three bills that Utah employers should take into account in their workplace policies and procedures: Amendments to the Utah Antidiscrimination Act (SB 59) Senate Bill 59 added new accommodation requirements to the Utah Antidiscrimination Act specifically within the...
You may be surprised to know that if your website is not accessible to the visually and hearing impaired you are currently in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, otherwise known as the ADA. That’s right—the Department of Justice (DOJ) has deemed websites within the scope of the ADA and a flood of demand letters have been...
Bend, OR Reagan L.B. Desmond (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021) Natural Resources Law Water Law Salt Lake City, UT Dean C. Andreasen (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007) Family Law Family Law Mediation Edwin C. Barnes (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)...
Salt Lake City, UT Nathaniel Broadhurst (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2027) Litigation - Environmental Katherine E. Pepin (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2023) Criminal Defense: White-Collar Labor and...
In November 2025, we had the privilege of celebrating our Legacy and Founding Partners of Clyde Snow & Sessions. Our Legacy Partners have played a pivotal role in shaping Clyde Snow & Sessions into the law firm it is today. Their contributions have not only...
Clyde Snow & Sessions is thrilled to share that our firm has been recognized as a 2026 Best Law Firms in America by Best Lawyers. We are honored to receive acknowledgment in the following categories: Eugene, Oregon Tier 2 in Natural Resources Law Salt Lake City,...
This October, one thing scarier than ghosts and goblins is the growing wave of pay transparency laws creeping across the country, threatening to unearth compensation secrets long kept buried. Federal legislation, which died in previous years, has been resurrected and...
Tax Cuts Leave Open Recordkeeping Questions for Employers The recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” introduces significant changes to the federal tax code, affecting green energy, estate planning, employment taxes, and more. The “No Tax on Tips” and “No Tax on...
Clyde Snow & Sessions, P.C. is proud to announce that 14 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Mountain States Super Lawyers. This honor highlights attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional professional achievement and peer recognition in...