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Top 11 employment provisions in M&A agreements

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In mergers and acquisitions, both the seller and the buyer may need to include employment-related provisions in the M&A documentation. We have gathered together the most frequent and significant employment provisions for...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Ensuring Employee Handbook Compliance During a Business Transaction or Restructuring

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As the economy changes, corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions are on the rise. There is a plethora of employment-related issues that should be heavily vetted in advance of a corporate transaction as the target...more

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Key employment liabilities to consider in corporate transactions

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When preparing for a corporate transaction, both sellers and buyers want to know potential significant employment liabilities so they can negotiate accordingly. This checklist summarises key employment law issues for buyers...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What You Need to Know about Acqui-Hires

The term “Acqui-hire” is commonly used to describe an M&A transaction where the buyer is predominantly interested in acquiring key employees of the target and not specifically the underlying business and/or assets. This type...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Buyer Beware: Delaware Courts Continue to Refuse to Enforce Deal-Based Non-Competes

In a blog earlier this year, we discussed the Delaware Chancery Court’s refusal to enforce a sale of business non-compete in Kodiak Building Partners, LLC v Adams. We wondered then whether Kodiak represented a one-off...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Don’t Forget Taxes When Negotiating Non-Competes

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Exception to FTC Proposal Although the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a ban on non-compete agreements, the proposal contains an exception in certain business acquisitions where the seller enters into a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Jersey Healthcare Transactions Now Face Onerous Employment Requirements

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On November 16, 2022, New Jersey Senate Bill No. 315 (S-315) went into effect, providing new employment protections to eligible employees of certain private healthcare entities that undergo a “change in control.” The law...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Thinking About Selling Your Ag Business? Time to Get Your I-9s in Order

The past two years have seen significant growth in the number of mergers and acquisitions nationwide with many agriculture and farming business owners choosing to liquefy their assets and move on. At the same time, employers...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The 411 on Employment Background Checks in Transactions

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Employment background checks help employers hire individuals with integrity whom they can trust, and who do not present a risk to the business, other employees, or the customers and clients that the business serves. Buyers in...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

#NotMe: Sex, Reps and Remedies

In 2018, victims and their supporters decried sexual harassment in the workplace. They argued for the right, the freedom, the luxury to work without fear of gender-based harassment or discrimination. Prominent and powerful...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Top 10 Issues for Employers, Issue #8: Employment Considerations in Business Transactions

This is the eighth instalment in our Top 10 Issues for Employers series, focusing on employment considerations in business transactions. Specifically, this instalment discusses key employment and labour issues that a...more

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