On August 20, 2024, United States Court District Judge Ada Brown ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) lacked the authority to promulgate and enforce its Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “FTC Noncompete Ban”). The...more
On July 3, 2024, federal district court Judge Ada Brown (N.D. Texas) issued an order enjoining the FTC from implementing its Final Rule on Non-Competes (“Final Rule”), but limited the injunctive relief to only those parties...more
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) published a final rule (the “Final Rule”) revising the Department’s guidance on the proper standard for analyzing whether a worker is an employee or...more
States continue to legislate the enforceability of post-employment restrictive covenants. As such, employers scattered throughout the country must be mindful of how state law impacts drafting and enforcement of agreements...more
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) ruled in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023) that an employer violated Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the “Act”) by...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the agency that enforces federal antitrust statutes, issued a proposed rule that, if enacted, would ban all employee non-compete clauses (the “FTC Rule”). The FTC...more
On October 19, 2022, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released the “Know Your Rights” poster. This new poster replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster which employers are required to...more
Citing concerns over climbing COVID-19 positivity rates and the desire to increase vaccinations, on December 20, 2021, the City of Boston announced that beginning January 15, 2022, certain public occupancy establishments will...more
On or about December 10, 2021, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division (“FLD”) updated its set of “Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19: Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities.” The update...more