Employers with operations in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, must comply with a new and expansive anti-discrimination ordinance that took effect June 1. Our FP attorneys developed this series of FAQs to address all employment...more
7/16/2024
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A new Maryland law will significantly restrict employers from using non-competition agreements for many healthcare and veterinary professionals. Gov. Wes Moore signed the legislation into law on April 25 – just two days after...more
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many courts have been more reluctant to find noncompete agreements reasonable – and therefore enforceable – as record unemployment levels plague the national economy. Generally...more
Since the onset of COVID-19 and the related business shut-downs, employers across the country have been forced to make the difficult decision to lay off or terminate many of their employees. Of the tens of millions who have...more
9/14/2020
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