On April 9, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelley signed into law Senate Bill No. 241 (the “Bill”), which amends the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act (the “Act”) to (a) create presumptions of enforceability for non-solicitation...more
5/2/2025
/ Contract Terms ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin signed into law S.B. 1218, which amended Virginia’s non-compete law to expand the definition of “low-wage employees” with whom employers may not enter into non-competition...more
4/8/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Illinois House of Representatives recently introduced House Bill 5769, which would create the Illinois Personal Protective Equipment Responsibility Act (the “Act”). The Act would require “essential employers” to provide...more
The State of Illinois has taken strong measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Recognizing the impact of the coronavirus on the State of Illinois, on March 20, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order 2020-10...more
3/24/2020
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Layoffs ,
Pay Reductions ,
Reimbursements ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Leave ,
State of Emergency ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
WARN Act