On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge declined to enjoin application of the FTC’s administrative rule banning the majority of non-competes in the country (the “Rule”) when she...more
As most employers are aware, and as we previously discussed in an April blog post, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) enacted a sweeping administrative rule banning the vast majority of non-competition agreements in the...more
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Several labor and employment laws affecting Maryland employers will go into effect on October 1, 2020. These laws include: tougher requirements under the State’s “Mini-WARN” Act; a CROWN Act, which expands the law to prohibit...more
While most corporate meetings are still happening virtually, there are ways for employers to responsibly conduct in-person meetings....more
This week the White House issued a “call to action” regarding the inclusion of non-compete agreements in employee contracts for certain categories of workers. The White House is encouraging the passage of new laws by the...more
The ripple effects persist as lower courts continue to apply the Supreme Court’s holding in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540, 1547 (2016), which established a new “standing,” threshold for plaintiffs seeking to assert...more