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[Event] Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar: Key Updates and Best Practices for Employers - September 18th, Philadelphia, PA

We are thrilled to bring back our Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar in Philadelphia, featuring interactive discussions led by our skilled attorneys on critical topics impacting your business. This year, our Labor &...more

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Struggling to keep up with all the closing loopholes reforms?

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The last two years has seen multiple rounds of changes to employment, industrial and safety laws at federal and state level in Australia....more

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Pennsylvania Limits Noncompete Agreements for Health Care Practitioners

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On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill (HB) 1633, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into law. At a high level, the Act: (1) limits the enforceability of noncompetes...more

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Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers

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On July 23, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”), which bans certain noncompete covenants, including patient nonsolicitation provisions, between an...more

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Federal Court in Pennsylvania Creates District Split on Enforceability of FTC Non-Compete Ban

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Yesterday, the Court in the ATS Trees v. FTC case denied Plaintiff ATS Trees’ Motion for Stay and Enjoin the FTC recent Ban on Non-Compete agreements (“Final Rule”), because, the Court held, ATS Trees failed to establish...more

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DE Under 3: Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools

Interesting story for employers whose ATS uses AI for hiring activities! Listen in as Candee and John discuss the Mobley v. Workday case in which a District Court recently ruled that Workday acts as agent of the employer,...more

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Freelance Isn’t Free Act Soon Takes Effect Throughout New York State

For employers doing business in New York, the “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (the “Act”) signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in March of this year may have stirred up memories of the New York City ordinance enacted just a...more

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Washington Just Turned Many Non-Solicitation Agreements into Illegal Non-Competes: Tips on How You Can Still Protect Your Business

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Washington state law just changed in a way that might have made your company’s non-solicitation agreements unenforceable and illegal. Recent amendments to the state non-compete statute took effect on June 6 and significantly...more

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Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Labor and Employment News for Government Contractors

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Do you have 10 minutes or less to stay on top of the ever-changing laws and regulations around labor and employment? Check out PilieroMazza‘s podcast “Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Labor and Employment News for Government...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York City Employers Must Display Workers’ Bill of Rights Poster Beginning July 1, 2024

On November 2, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill[1] requiring the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”), in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (“MOIA”), the New...more

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Washington State Tightens Noncompete Restrictions

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Washington state businesses that have noncompetition agreements with employees or independent contractors will be subject to new requirements under the latest amendment to the state’s noncompetition law beginning June 6,...more

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FTC Says (Almost) No More Employee Non-Competes

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued the Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Final Rule”). Under the Final Rule, after the effective date (120 days from publication in the Federal Register), almost all...more

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Common but Tricky Employee-Focused Issues in Written Employment Agreements

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Not every employee is asked to sign a written employment agreement. Most, in fact, are not. But for the (relative) few who will sign a written agreement of employment, here is a look at three tricky and often overlooked...more

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New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors

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A growing patchwork of state pay transparency laws is placing additional requirements on employers. At least five states and the District of Columbia have now enacted pay transparency laws requiring employers to disclose...more

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LA County Expands California’s “Ban the Box” Effective March 28, 2024

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Since California’s enactment of the Fair Chance Act (“Act”) over six years ago, California’s private and county employers with five or more employees have become well-acquainted with the Act’s general prohibition of employers...more

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“Equivalent Benefits” Requirements for Illinois Staffing Employees Temporarily Enjoined

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “District Court”) recently entered a temporary injunction halting enforcement of certain benefits-related provisions under the Illinois Day and Temporary...more

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Understanding the New Rules of Independent Contractor Classification Law

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There are few areas in employment law that remain in a greater state of flux than the question of who a business can properly classify as an independent contractor.  The differences between federal and state law can make the...more

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Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 9: Best Practices for Employers with John Saxon, Plaintiff’s Labor &...

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In this episode, hosts Tina Emerson and Warren Lightfoot are joined by John Saxon, a leading plaintiff’s labor & employment attorney in the state of Alabama. As veteran employment attorneys on opposing sides, John and Warren...more

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County of Los Angeles Enacts a Sweeping Fair Chance Ordinance for the Unincorporated Areas of the County that Far Exceeds Federal...

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In 2016, the City of Los Angeles enacted a detailed fair chance hiring ordinance.  A comprehensive statewide law followed in 2017. Soon, employers with jobs located in the unincorporated areas of the County of Los...more

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Government publishes fire and rehire draft code of practice

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The Government publishes guidance (the Code) on the use of 'fire and rehire' tactics, where employers dismiss and rehire workers, usually on less favourable terms....more

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Salary History Ban Set to Take Effect in Columbus

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Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more

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Pennsylvania Targets Worker Misclassification: Steep Costs Await Uninformed Employers

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Pennsylvania is cracking down on misclassification of workers, and the costs to employers could be steep. Pennsylvania is placing an emphasis on employee classification. Recent investigations into misclassification have...more

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Arrested Development: Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds ‘Arrest Record’ Does Not Include Civil Violations

When is an offense a covered “offense” under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act’s (WFEA) prohibition against arrest record discrimination? This was the question answered by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in its recent decision...more

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NLRB Rules That Dartmouth Basketball Players Are Employees

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On February 5, the regional director for Region 1 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) ruled that the student-athletes on Dartmouth College’s men’s basketball team are “employees” under the National Labor...more

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The Labor Law Insider: What Just Happened, and What's Next? 2023 Labor Law Retrospective, Part II

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This episode of the Labor Law Insider concludes our discussion on the changes wrought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2023 and their implications for employers in 2024 and beyond. Adam Doerr and Rufino Gaytán...more

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