On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it had settled charges against seven public companies that utilized employment and employment-related agreements that the SEC believed violated its...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to publish a final rule that, effective 120 days after publication, will ban the use of non-compete clauses nationwide, classifying such clauses as an unfair method...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued its final rule on the latest standard for joint-employer status on October 26, 2023, with an effective date of December 26, 2023. Joint-employer status is crucial...more
Beginning November 1, 2023, all U.S.-based employers must use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, edition date 08/01/23, when completing the employment eligibility verification process for employees....more
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed significant increases in the compensation thresholds that must be met for employees to be classified as exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair...more
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) finally released its much-anticipated decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023). The Board re-examined its prior precedent and overturned...more
On June 21, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor amended the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY Mini-WARN Act). The updated regulations took effect immediately....more