On May 7, 2024, in Ryan, LLC v. FTC et al., Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas set a briefing schedule on Ryan’s Motion for Stay of Effective Date and Preliminary Injunction (the...more
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to adopt a Final Rule banning virtually all non-compete agreements between employers and employees. The Final Rule will not go into effect until 120...more
On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, throwing employers in Illinois another curveball in their efforts to comply with the ever-changing mandatory leave...more
On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which will, effective December 31, 2023, supersede Chicago’s sick leave law and require...more
On May 24, 2023, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed SF 3035, a sweeping omnibus bill that addresses a laundry list of employment topics (the “Law”). Among the new restrictions, the Law contains a near-total ban on...more
On January 21, 2020, the governor of New Jersey signed into law arguably the most stringent provisions governing plant closings and mass layoffs in the nation. Senate Bill 3170, which goes into effect on July 19, 2020, amends...more
On July 31, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0177, which, for the second time this year, amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”).1 The most recent amendments are consistent with trends seen in...more
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