The Florida House and Senate recently passed the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act by an overwhelming majority. The CHOICE Act will substantially reshape Florida...more
The aerospace and defense industry operates in a complex regulatory environment in which labor and employment law is continuously evolving. Recent developments relating to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment...more
In the final days of the Biden administration and on the eve of significant agency turnover, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new set of guidelines addressing...more
1/23/2025
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), in the final two months of the Biden administration, entered into two settlements in cases targeting the use of so-called “no-hire” restrictions in services agreements. In...more
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has published frequently asked questions (FAQS) on its new pay transparency law requiring employers with 100 or more employees in Massachusetts during the prior calendar year to submit...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on September 27, 2024 unexpectedly withdrew from a recently established Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), US Department of Labor...more
Judge Ada Brown of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered a final judgment in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on August 20, 2024, holding unlawful and setting aside the FTC Noncompete...more
Effective July 31, 2025, employers with 25 or more employees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must disclose a salary range when posting a job and provide pay range information to certain employees and applicants. In...more
The Federal Trade Commission on April 23 approved a Final Rule banning almost all worker noncompete clauses (noncompete rule). Absent a court entering a nationwide injunction or vacating the rule, it is set to go into effect...more
The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division recently stated that antitrust compliance programs must include training for human resources professionals on issues such as wage-fixing and no-poach agreements in order to be...more
As of November 1, 2023, the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law will permit employees to supplement their PFML benefits using accrued paid time off (PTO), such as sick or vacation pay. Employers cannot...more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently issued three decisions with significant implications for employers in the commonwealth, holding that (1) when an employer pays wages to an employee after the deadlines...more
5/3/2022
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced on May 17 that Massachusetts will rapidly accelerate the commonwealth’s reopening process by adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Interim Public...more
Laws in the United Kingdom and United States are increasingly taking a more restrictive view on the permitted scope of exclusivity and noncompete clauses. On December 4, 2020, the UK government launched a consultation on...more
The Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act establishes new federal protections for whistleblowers who report violations of antitrust laws. This may impact enforcement efforts and litigation on labor mobility issues,...more
Beginning on January 1, 2021, Massachusetts employees will be eligible for up to 26 weeks per year of paid leave under the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (MPFML). ...more
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has postponed the date by which employers must notify their current workforces of certain legally required information about the state’s new Paid Family and...more
The Massachusetts legislature recently passed legislation covering all private sector employees and independent contractors with regard to noncompetition agreements entered into on or after October 1, 2018. The bill sets...more
From reviewing handbooks and policies to training employees on hiring and interviewing, there are several steps that employers in the state should take to ensure compliance with the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act....more
In a landmark decision that is likely to influence other states, a recent ruling in Massachusetts protects medical marijuana users against discrimination by their employers absent undue hardship....more
The court’s decision to restore a $500,000 punitive damages award for failure to adequately address a sexual harassment complaint highlights employers’ duty to investigate every allegation and take appropriate remedial...more