The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ambitious attempt to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements (with limited exceptions) has hit a significant legal roadblock. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown...more
8/22/2024
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Competition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Government Agencies ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Texas
April 23, 2024, was a big day for the Biden Administration, as the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) almost simultaneously launched new revamped rules which will affect millions of...more
4/24/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Executive Orders ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Rules ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more
10/11/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Guidance ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Oral Communications ,
OSHA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Protected Activity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more
7/18/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Glacier Northwest v International Brotherhood of Teamsters ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Human Rights ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Marijuana ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Performance Reviews ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Right to Strike ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 7 ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Unions