While the return of spring is a happy time for baseball fans, employers may be feeling a little less festive this April. Companies across the U.S. have been bracing for two significant regulations that were expected to be...more
4/24/2024
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A huge change could be coming to the enforceability of non-compete agreements—and it might be very bad news for employers who rely on such agreements to protect their businesses. On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade...more
1/9/2023
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As the dust continues to settle after a tumultuous two years, the modern workplace has been...more
5/20/2022
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Thanks to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, workers in the Commonwealth are now more likely to be considered “fair game” to other potential employers, even in the presence of an agreement otherwise between...more
As previously covered here, the California Legislature has long been searching for a way to prevent employers from requiring prospective employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment without running...more
Often perceived – rightfully or not – as an overly employer-friendly forum, mandatory arbitration agreements between employers and employees have been the bane of the plaintiff’s bar’s existence for years. However, there has...more
11/1/2019
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