Roundup: Diversity; Employment law trends; Benefits and termination; New noncompete legislation; Employment law differences between US and the world

The ad for the NFL summer internship required applicants to be a "person of color or female" law student. This prompted a white male law student to apply and then sue for race and gender discrimination when he was rejected.

Okay. Where do I start?

As you read through the different approaches to employment law issues like child labor, noncompete agreements, regulating AI, consider who benefits and whether the laws are genuinely trying to address a problem or seem to be political theater. We're going to see a lot of both this year.

What happens to benefits comes up a lot in layoffs or other terminations where the employer offers severance. It's also an issue in executive and other management contracts about what happens when the executive resigns or is requested to.

Except in very limited circumstances, noncompete agreements are an abuse of power. And that's why some states are severely limiting them or outright banning them. Here's more on what's happening with noncompetes.

I loved this article about things employers outside the US should watch out for when hiring employees inside the US. And even if you think you probably know, the insights about harassment and discrimination claims are absolutely right and worth understanding.