Although the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) new overtime rules are scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2016, the results of the U.S. presidential election and a pending federal court case are causing some...more
11/21/2016
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Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The White House has entered the fray regarding employer use of non-compete agreements. While the Obama administration's recently issued "State Call to Action on Non-Compete Agreements" does not change current law applicable...more
On May 11, 2016, we reported in a WSGR Alert that under the new Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), employers seeking exemplary damages or attorneys' fees in a trade secrets misappropriation action must provide employees with...more
Notwithstanding—and perhaps because of—the emergence of the so-called "sharing economy" and its proliferation of disruptive new business models, as well as calls to re-examine the traditional and familiar employee versus...more
6/15/2015
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Joint Liability ,
Labor Code ,
Misclassification ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Sharing Economy ,
Subcontractors ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Young Lawyers
In a recent enforcement action, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took action against a company for "using improperly restrictive language in confidentiality agreements with the potential to stifle the...more
4/29/2015
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Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Internal Investigations ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Protected Activity ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers