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Your Non-Compete and Trade Secrets To-Do List for August 2024

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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

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Employees of Federally Regulated Employers in Québec Will Have the Right to Carry Out Their Work in French

Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the use of French in federally regulated private businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, was granted Royal Assent on June 20, 2023. The act...more

Venable LLP

New York's Non-Competition Agreement Ban Is (Almost) Here: Key Questions Employers Should Consider Now Before the Ban Takes Effect

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Last month, New York's legislature passed a bill that, if enacted, will substantially prohibit employers from entering into non-competition agreements with their employees. Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to eventually sign...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The ‘New California?’ New York State Poised to Ban Noncompete Agreements

The New York State Assembly, during a special legislative session last month, passed a bill that, if signed by the governor, will prohibit nearly all noncompete agreements for workers. With the passage of the bill, New York...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York Stands Ready to Rein in Covenants Not to Compete

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The New York State Assembly on June 20, 2023, passed Bill A01278, amending the New York Labor Code and prohibiting covenants not to compete, with certain notable exceptions, while also giving covered individuals the right to...more

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Federal Government Continues Assault on Non-Compete Agreements

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Making sense of the NLRB’s effort to limit non-compete agreements. In late May, Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued Memorandum GC 23-08, in which she expressed her...more

Genova Burns LLC

New York Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Non-Compete Agreements

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On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed a bill (A1278B) to make non-compete agreements unlawful. The New York State Senate previously passed the bill’s counterpart (S3100A)....more

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New York Poised to Ban All Non-Competes

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A bill headed to Governor Kathy Hochul for signature or veto would ban all non-competition covenants (“non-competes”) in the State of New York.  Bill No. S3100A (the “Bill”) passed the State Senate on June 7, 2023, and the...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

New Non-Compete Legislation Takes Effect in D.C

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Washington, D.C.’s new non-compete law, the “Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022” (the “Amended Act”) went into effect last month. As of October 1, 2022, employers operating in the District of Columbia are...more

Cozen O'Connor

New Jersey Health Care Entities Should Add New Employee Protections to Their Due Diligence Checklists

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Healthcare entities, home healthcare agencies, and staffing registries considering a transaction in New Jersey must keep new obligations to certain employees in mind. On August 18, 2022, Governor Murphy signed into law New...more

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New Protections for Employees of Certain New Jersey Health Care Entities

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Health care entities, home health care agencies, and staffing registries considering a transaction in New Jersey will need to keep in mind new obligations to certain employees. On August 18, 2022, Governor Murphy signed into...more

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The District of Columbia Implements a Modified Ban on Non-Compete Provisions

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After more than a year of delays and revisions, the long-awaited Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act) took effect beginning October 1, 2022, following the passage of the Non-Compete Clarification...more

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D.C. Council Passes Law Significantly Scaling Back Non-Compete Ban

On July 12, 2022, the District of Columbia Council voted to modify key aspects of the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (“the Act”), passing the Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022 (“the Amendment”). As...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Washington, D.C., Passes Sweeping Ban on Non-Compete Clauses and Policies

On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020. Unless the legislation is halted by Congress, the Act will prohibit covered employers from...more

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Philadelphia Expands Employment Protections for Domestic Workers

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Effective May 1, 2020, Philadelphia became the tenth jurisdiction to enact employment legislation to protect domestic workers. The Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR) requires companies and individuals who...more

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Chicago Set to Join Ranks of Cities Regulating Employee Scheduling

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On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council approved the proposed Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance, which will require employers to provide advance notice of employee work schedules and premium pay for schedule changes.  Once...more

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IRS Provides Guidance on Application of Code Section 162(m) as Amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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On August 21, 2018, the IRS issued initial guidance (Notice 2018-68) to assist companies in determining how the changes made to Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (“Section 162(m)”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the...more

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The 162(m) Transition Rule Guidance Has Arrived

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On August 21, 2018, the IRS released Notice 2018-68 providing its initial guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act) transition rule for changes under 162(m). Before the Act, 162(m) limited a public company’s tax deduction...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IRS Issues Anticipated Guidance on Covered Employees and Grandfathering Rules Under Code Section 162(m)

On August 21, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-68, which provides eagerly awaited guidance for changes that were made to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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