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Navigating the SEC's Whistleblower Enforcement Wave: A Guide for Financial Institutions — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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California Employment News: The Basics of Mandatory Harassment Prevention Training
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Trust and Speak-Up Cultures
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What Employers Should Know About the Federal Joint Initiative to Reduce Workplace Retaliation
#WorkforceWednesday: Whistleblower Regulations Increasing, #MeToo Bill Passes, Cyberfraud Risk Mitigation - Employment Law This Week®
FLSA and Wage and Hour Issues for Restaurants
#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA ETS Moves to the Sixth Circuit, Federal Agencies Join to Combat Workplace Retaliation, NY Increases Employee Protections - Employment Law This Week®
Andy Dunbar and Nick Morgan on What the SEC Expects from Your Internal Investigation
Doing Business in the European Union | EU Directive, Following Up With The Whistleblower
The New BSA Whistleblower Law: What You Need to Know
Compliance Perspectives: Anti-Retaliation Programs
Rules of the Road: Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Return to Work Compliance: What You Need to Know About Virginia’s New Emergency Temporary Standard
Employment Law Now IV-70 - Understanding the Latest EEOC Covid-19 Guidance
Employment Law Now: III-49- A Conversation With The Department of Labor in NY
III-40 – Valentine’s Day Episode on Love Contracts
In the November edition of The Essentials, we outline key provisions of many of the new employment laws that will take effect in 2024. GENERALLY APPLICABLE NEW LAWS - AB 1076 and SB 699: Sweeping Prohibition Against...more
Now that California's 2023 legislative session has closed and the governor's October 14 deadline to sign or veto new legislation has passed, California employers should take note of a handful of new California laws that will...more
In a discussion led by employment law attorney Will Oden, two experienced North Carolina employment attorneys who represent employees shared insights on their respective practices representing employees, and best practices...more
On July 12, 2022, the Council of the District of Columbia voted to amend the District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”). Implementation of the Act has been delayed on several...more
On July 12, 2022, the D.C. Council amended the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Amendment”), walking back from an earlier version of the bill that, as we previously discussed, contemplated a nearly...more
Former UCLA Physician Can Proceed With Whistleblower Claims - Scheer v. The Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 76 Cal. App. 5th 904 (2022) - Arnold Scheer, M.D., M.P.H., sued the Regents of the University of California and...more
Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-563) (the Act) on January 11, 2021. The Act includes one of the most expansive bans on non-compete...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Similar to 2019, in 2021, the Nevada Legislature passed several bills implicating employment issues for both private and public employers. High level summaries of the relevant provisions of these bills and their effective...more
On January 11, 2021, Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia, signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “BNAAA” or the “Act”). The BNAAA is one of the country’s most robust pieces of...more
On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”). This Act will almost entirely ban non-compete agreements and similar workplace...more
Last month, the mayor of the District of Columbia signed a near-total ban on noncompete provisions used by D.C. employers to protect their business interests. We have previously written about a possible federal noncompete ban...more
In brief: A sharp pivot toward employee- and union-friendly executive actions and legislation. Here’s what we mean. Executive Order 13950 - As we’ve reported, President Biden Revokes Executive Order 13950 | Arent Fox,...more
Under new legislation, almost all DC employers will be prohibited from entering into non-compete agreements or enforcing workplace policies that restrict DC employees from obtaining outside employment. Non-compete...more
On January 11, 2021, Muriel Bowser, the Washington, D.C., mayor, signed the D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act). In doing so, the District follows the recent trend set by other states, including...more
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act) into law on January 11, 2021. Mayor Bowser’s decision means that the Act will become law if it survives the mandatory 30-day...more
The District of Columbia is bracing for a transition. But while employers across the country wait to see what changes the Biden Administration may bring, Washington, D.C. employers should prepare for a drastic and imminent...more
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other events in the nation’s capital, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 on January 11, 2021. The bill previously...more
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just signed into law one of the most restrictive pieces of legislation in the nation relating to employers’ use of non-compete agreements to prevent employees from working for competitors....more
On December 15, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia passed a bill that, if enacted into law, would largely ban employers from requiring their D.C. employees to sign non-compete agreements. If the bill is not...more
What’s happening to the at-will employment doctrine? The at-will doctrine has been the bedrock of employment law in the United States, guaranteeing management the right to pick its team. Employment practitioners are...more
Non-compete agreements may all but disappear from the Washington, D.C. employment landscape in 2021. On December 15, 2020, the District of Columbia Council voted 12-0 to approve the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment...more
Quick Hit: On December 17, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which, subject to certain very narrow exceptions, will “make void and...more
Virginia employers must comply with a host of new employment laws. Virginia has enacted a number of significant changes to its employment laws to establish new protections and rights for employees. These changes...more
In the wake of Virginia voting in Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature last year, the Virginia legislature has passed, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law, a slew of new measures...more