The Final Rule, if it survives significant legal challenges and the challenges yet to come, will ban all existing and future non-compete agreements with workers, with only narrow exceptions.
The FTC Final Rule imposes a...more
4/26/2024
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The NLRB recently deemed broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in a severance agreement for non-supervisory workers unlawful, in a decision likely to have broad implications for employers in both unionized...more
The Notice would ban all existing and future non-compete agreements with workers, with a narrow exception in connection with the sale of a business by any individual holding at least a 25% interest in such business.
The...more
New York continues to expand its protection of employees in the workplace with a series of laws significantly increasing the responsibilities and potential liability of New York employers.
New York State has enacted...more
8/24/2019
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