For years, employers have relied on the use of restrictive covenants to protect their companies from unfair competition by former employees and competitors.
Original published in Maryland State Bar Association Section of...more
3/19/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interstate Commerce ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
Last month, Baker Donelson reported the surprise ruling out of the Third Circuit in Jane Doe v. Mercy Medical Center in which the court held that the discrimination and harassment prohibitions of Title IX apply to a private...more
5/23/2017
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Appeals ,
Federal Funding ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Residents ,
Private Right of Action ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Students ,
Teaching Hospitals ,
Title IX ,
Title VII
Earlier this year, the OFCCP published a Final Rule revising its Sex Discrimination Guidelines which prohibits discrimination by government contractors on the basis of sex. The new Rule requires federal contractors to...more
8/11/2016
/ Compliance ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Transgender
As the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board"), traditionally the arbiter of all issues involving labor and unions, continues to broaden its reach into the world of non-union employers, it has begun to dismantle...more