Earlier this year, Washington adopted a new law—Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1450—that places significant restrictions on the enforceability of non-competition agreements. The law applies to “every written or oral...more
8/2/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms ,
Venue
Employers in many industries use non-compete agreements as a key tool to protect trade secrets. According to U.S. Treasury reports, non-compete agreements impact approximately 30 million – nearly one in five – U.S. workers,...more
Just two days after TSW’s inaugural post, we brought you news of Texas becoming the 48th state to enact some form of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA)....more
Non-compete agreements have long been used by employers as an effective tool to protect their valuable trade secrets and confidential information. However, employers’ overuse of non-compete agreements and employers’ practice...more
9/16/2016
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Freedom To Work Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unconscionable Contracts ,
Wage and Hour
On June 29, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Fair Chance Act (the “Act”), which prohibits employers from inquiring into the criminal backgrounds of certain job applicants in the initial stages of...more
On May 28, 2015, the Sixth Circuit in Rhinehimer v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. affirmed a $250,000 jury verdict in favor of a former financial advisor for U.S. Bancorp Investments (“USBII”) who alleged that he had been...more
6/12/2015
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Adviser ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Popular ,
Protected Activity ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
US Bancorp ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
Last Tuesday, a Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted partial class certification in a case where plaintiffs allege that the United States Census Bureau used arrest...more
7/9/2014
/ Background Checks ,
Census ,
Census Bureau ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Title VII
On Tuesday, June 4th, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its first decision interpreting the Sarbanes Oxley Act’s whistleblower protection provision, affirming a decision by the U.S. Department of Labor’s...more