As every employer in the U.S. is likely aware, the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) near-universal ban on non-competes nationwide, which the FTC voted to implement via regulatory rulemaking on April 23 of this year, has...more
8/21/2024
/ Chevron Deference ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforceability ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pending Legislation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
EEOC Title VII Guidance Challenged -
On May 21, the Texas attorney general sought a permanent injunction to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) enforcement guidance over gender identity and...more
5/24/2024
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Cemex ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Gender Identity ,
Mercedes-Benz ,
Minimum Salary ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Title VII ,
UAW ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Less than one day after the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its Final Rule that would enact a nationwide ban on most non-competition agreements, at least two lawsuits have been filed against the FTC which seek to...more
On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its widely anticipated Final Rule adjusting the minimum annual salary that an employee must be paid as of July 1, 2024, in order to qualify under some of the FLSA’s...more
On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule outlining the circumstances under which an employer is permitted to take a “tip credit” against its wage obligation to tipped employees, paying...more