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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

NLRB Decision Finds Overly Broad Non-competition and Non-solicitation Clauses Violate NLRA

Saul Ewing LLP on 7/16/2024

On June 13, 2024, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that further muddies the landscape of restrictive covenant law. In J.O. Mory Inc., an ALJ held that overly...more

Update Nachweisgesetz – Künftig Textform statt Schriftform ausreichend?

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/28/2024

Bereits seit dem 1. August 2022 gilt das „neue“ Nachweisgesetz („NachwG“), das die Arbeitgeber u.a. dazu verpflichtet, ihren Mitarbeitern eine schriftliche (= mit Originalunterschrift versehene) Niederschrift über die...more

CMA Hits Accelerator on Enforcement of UK Labour Markets

BCLP on 2/16/2024

Whilst not traditionally a focus of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the UK’s labour markets now form one of the CMA’s strategic priorities, as outlined in its 2023 to 2024 Annual Plan....more

Changes in Labor and Employment Laws from 2018 to 2023; Anticipated Trends for 2024

Jones & Keller, P.C. on 1/11/2024

Similar to the prior five years, 2023 brought unprecedented changes in labor and employment laws that have already gone into effect or are now in effect for 2024 in Colorado, across the country in other states, by National...more

Employment Flash - November 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/16/2023

...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On - October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more

Labor Board Maintains Course with Pro-union Agenda

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/4/2023

The National Labor Relations Board in 2023 has continued on its pro-union path in all areas of traditional labor law. Many of the NLRB’s actions are the result of the ongoing advice memos which are being issued by General...more

NLRB General Counsel Aims to End Non-Compete Agreements

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 6/6/2023

On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a memorandum to all regional offices stating that non-compete agreements in employment contracts and severance...more

NLRB Further Intensifies Scrutiny of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 6/2/2023

In what appears to be the next front in the NLRB’s ongoing campaign against restrictive covenants of all descriptions, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo on May 30, 2023, proclaiming her view that noncompete...more

Sports law may have a partial fix for FTC noncompete ban

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/11/2023

The non-statutory labor exemption might help some employers. On January 5, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed rule that, if implemented, would ban nearly all post-employment covenants not to compete...more

Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak (UPDATED)

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 3/16/2022

At its March 10, 2022 meeting, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills. The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and...more

[Virtual Event] Labor and Employment AR/HR Summit - August 10th - 12th, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm CDT

Adams and Reese LLP on 7/22/2021

Employers, especially HR professionals, have been on a roller coaster ride over the past 18 months. COVID-19 has not only changed the way we work but has underscored the need to take proactive steps to protect the longevity...more

Unraveling the New (Major) Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law

Saul Ewing LLP on 6/9/2021

On May 31, 2021, both Houses of the Illinois legislature unanimously passed legislation that, if signed by Governor Pritzker, will overhaul the enforceability of restrictive covenants in Illinois. The legislation1 amends the...more

Funny You Should Ask: Employer Considerations For Rehiring Employees

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/7/2021

As more businesses begin to reintegrate employees into their pre-pandemic workplaces, many of our clients have questions regarding return-to-work issues. In this edition of Funny You Should Ask, we address three questions...more

What Can Employers Expect From the Biden Administration?

ArentFox Schiff on 2/10/2021

In brief: A sharp pivot toward employee- and union-friendly executive actions and legislation. Here’s what we mean. Executive Order 13950 - As we’ve reported, President Biden Revokes Executive Order 13950 | Arent Fox,...more

Virginia General Assembly Makes Pro-Employee Changes to State Laws

FordHarrison on 5/13/2020

Executive Summary: The Virginia General Assembly took a number of employee-favorable actions in its 2020 Session and its Reconvened Session in April 2020, which will require employers to revise their employment policies and...more

Global Newsletter: Ogletree Deakins International Employment Update - November 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/13/2019

Welcome to the latest issue of the Ogletree Deakins International Employment Update - a newsletter aimed at human resources professionals and in-house employment counsel operating on an international basis. Please scroll...more

Web Exclusive: May 2019: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 6/19/2019

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Discover (or rediscover) U.S. employment law: Your questions, our answers

Dechert LLP on 4/27/2017

Companies doing business in the U.S. invariably encounter a legal system and employee relations laws that differ in many significant respects from those in other countries. The sources of U.S. law come from the U.S. federal...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 4, Winter 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/11/2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued making life more difficult for employers in 2016. The agency issued a host of decisions that significantly expand the number and type of individuals that unions can seek to...more

Discover (or rediscover) Russian employment law - Your questions, our answers

Dechert LLP on 8/20/2016

Is Russian employment law a codification of rules? Yes. Is Russian employment law protective of employees? Yes. Is Russian employment law complex? Certainly. However, we would like to note that Russian employment law...more

Non-Compete Agreement A Mandatory Subject of Bargaining, NLRB Rules

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 8/19/2016

The first day of employment is often chaotic. New employees must learn their way around the jobsite, meet (and remember the names of) many new people and otherwise familiarize themselves with working at a new job. Oh, and...more

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