Beginning July 1, 2025, Virginia will prohibit noncompete agreements for all employees eligible for overtime pay. The new law builds on previous prohibitions for “low-wage employees” in the Commonwealth....more
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Wage and Hour
On Feb. 1, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that employers who provide paid short-term leave for some reasons — such as for sickness, bereavement or jury duty — must also pay employees who take...more
On Jan. 6, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona upheld President Joe Biden’s authority to issue an Executive Order (EO) increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors and subcontractors to $15 per...more
UK Job Retention Plan -
The UK government has published guidance on various aspects of the package of measures announced on 20 March to support UK businesses and employees....more
We reported in our Employment Law Briefing 2016 Winter Edition that data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the gender pay gap was at its lowest since records began, but on average, women still earn around 19...more