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Here is a look at recent developments in UK employment law...more
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs or confidentiality agreements) have come under fire in recent years due to concerns that they silence victims, conceal unlawful behaviour and prevent companies and regulators from understanding...more
Courts and lawmakers around the country are constantly refining the laws on non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements, which means employers need to stay up to speed in order to prevent unfair...more
Four new and notable laws affecting Louisiana employers are taking effect in summer 2024, including an expanded statute of limitations for employment torts, meal breaks for minors, a ban on predispute arbitration agreements...more
Alongside the constant stream of election related news, there were two EAT decisions in June, dealing with “pool of one” redundancies and ill-health dismissals, which will be of interest. In future, there will be further...more
Louisiana recently passed new legislation prohibiting employers from including nondisclosure provisions in agreements with employees that prospectively forbid employees from disclosing or discussing certain facts or claims...more
Under a new Louisiana law enacted on June 25, 2024, nondisclosure clauses required by an employer and agreed to prior to a hostile work environment dispute or sexual harassment dispute will be unenforceable. Louisiana joins...more
As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implements “the final rule” banning non-competes, businesses with sensitive intellectual property (IP) must look to alternative measures to safeguard it. Despite apprehension about the...more
From the day the #MeToo movement went viral on social media more than seven years ago, it has sparked critical discussions about sexual harassment, assault, and abuse in all corners of industries, communities, and cultures....more
On May 7, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that non-disparagement provisions precluding discussion of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment claims are unenforceable. We delve into the Court’s reasoning, as well...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its final rule banning non-compete provisions nationwide (the Rule). While the FTC contends that non-competes keep wages low, suppress new ideas and stifle the...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s final rule banning non-competes was published in the Federal Register Tuesday, potentially becoming effective on September 4, 2024. The new rule would prohibit employers from imposing...more
Earlier this year, Utah joined the growing number of states to enact legislation to ban employers from requiring confidentiality clauses or agreements that block employees from speaking openly about sexual misconduct...more
Our April update includes a case on AI facial recognition software that allegedly discriminated against black people, a case where an individual carrying out a dismissal did not have enough knowledge of protected disclosures...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) that would ban almost all non-competition agreements in the United States. The Rule comes a little over a year since the FTC proposed...more
On March 13, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill (H.B.) 55 into law, making Utah the latest state to restrict the use of certain nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreements relating to sexual assault or sexual...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent years has taken an aggressive stance against employers over employment agreements that the agency believes impede its whistleblower program—as highlighted by a $10...more
Similar to the prior five years, 2023 brought unprecedented changes in labor and employment laws that have already gone into effect or are now in effect for 2024 in Colorado, across the country in other states, by National...more
On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements, including non-disclosure, confidentiality, and non-compete agreements. Employers need to...more
New York is closing out 2023 by ushering in sweeping amendments to its law governing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in certain settlement agreements. The amendments represent the next step in New York’s ongoing effort to...more
Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 - On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more
Effective Nov. 17, 2023, New York General Obligations Law 5-336 was amended to further restrict employers’ use of non-disclosure or confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements when the factual foundation involves...more
New York has amended its law on non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements when those provisions seek to keep confidential the factual foundation of alleged sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation....more
Q: I heard New York amended the law on nondisclosure provisions in employee settlement agreements. What do I need to know?...more
On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S4516, a significant amendment to Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law. This legislation marks a critical expansion in the state's ongoing...more