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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

5 Key Takeaways | Protecting Your IP When People are Coming and Going

Kilpatrick on 5/12/2025

Kilpatrick’s Katie Barton, Nena Bains, and Destiny Williams recently presented a webinar in partnership with the Association of Corporate Council on the topic of “Protecting Your IP When People are Coming and Going.”...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/5/2025

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the new administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

Florida Will Soon Be Friendliest State in Country For Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements: 3 Key Steps for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 4/30/2025

Florida has long been where people go to unwind – and soon it will also be a place where businesses can operate with more peace of mind, thanks to a new law that will make it the most enforcement-friendly state in the country...more

First 100 Days Report for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 4/28/2025

Welcome to FP’s First 100 Days Report for Employers. The first 100 days of any new administration set the tone for what’s to come—and in 2025, that tone has been unmistakable: bold, fast-moving, and deeply consequential for...more

Exit Strategies for Healthcare Employment Agreements

Roetzel & Andress on 4/24/2025

Join host Ericka Adler on the latest episode of the #HealthLawHotspot as she provides essential insights on how physicians and dentists can navigate the termination of their employment agreements. In this episode, Ericka...more

New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements: Key Takeaways for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 4/21/2025

Employers who do business in Wyoming will soon face broad restrictions on their ability to enter into and enforce non-compete agreements with employees thanks to a new law passed last month and set to take effect on July 1....more

From Ideas to Ownership: Navigating IP and Employment Law Through the Lens of The Social Network — Hiring to Firing Podcast

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/8/2025

In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter are joined by their Troutman Pepper Locke partners, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close, who host the No Infringement Intended podcast. Together, they...more

2025 NLRB Forecast: What Employers Should Expect Under President Trump's Administration

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/4/2025

On January 27, 2025 — seven days after he was sworn in — President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, a Democratic member, and former Chair of, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Although Wilcox’s term was...more

Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry: New Administration Rolls Back Biden-Era Labor Law Policy

Fisher Phillips on 4/1/2025

Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the Manufacturing...more

[Webinar] Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants: Practical Advice to Safeguard Your Company’s Critical Assets - April 10th,...

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 4/1/2025

The protection of trade secrets and confidential information is critical to the success of many organizations. Employers must remain vigilant against the growing risk of sensitive information being compromised, especially...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 3/31/2025

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

No Slowing Down: Employers’ Recap of the Trump Administration’s First 50 Days

Fisher Phillips on 3/13/2025

While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more

FTC’s New Task Force to Target Noncompetes: 5 Top Answers for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 3/6/2025

In a somewhat surprising development, the Federal Trade Commission just announced that it intends to continue scrutinizing noncompete agreements and other arrangements the FTC feels are unfair to workers. Last week, Federal...more

FTC Launches Task Force To Investigate and Prosecute ‘Unfair’ No-Poach, Noncompetes and Other Labor-Market Practices

BakerHostetler on 2/28/2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will continue its focus on “unfair” competition in the labor markets – including the use of noncompete, no-poach and no-hire agreements – albeit with a seemingly more targeted approach than...more

NLRB Shakeup – General Counsel Scraps Dozens of Biden-Era Policy Memoranda

Bowditch & Dewey on 2/25/2025

On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued General Counsel Memorandum 25-05 (“GC 25-05”), which rescinded dozens of previously issued memoranda and...more

NLRB’s General Counsel Initiatives Trumped: Here We Go Again with Dramatic Shifts in Labor Law

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/25/2025

As the mainstream media has reported, President Trump is firing everyone he can (and maybe some he can’t) at the National Labor Relations Board. On day one, the president fired the NLRB’s general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, a...more

Acting NLRB Counsel Rolls Back Many Biden-Era Labor Memos and Begins Process of Changing U.S. Labor Laws: What Employers Need to...

Fisher Phillips on 2/18/2025

The Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board just signaled a new policy direction for labor law under the Trump administration by rescinding more than a dozen policies endorsed by previous leadership....more

Ohio Lawmakers Push to Ban Non-Compete Agreements: 4 Key Provisions Impacting Employers

Fisher Phillips on 2/14/2025

Employers in Ohio may soon need to reexamine employment agreements and internal policies if a proposed non-compete ban becomes law. A state Senate bill was recently introduced aiming to prohibit agreements that restrict a...more

Antitrust Guidelines for Worker-Related Business Practices: How to Stay on the Right Side of Antitrust Hiring Laws During the...

McCarter & English, LLP on 2/11/2025

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (2025 Guidelines) in January. The 2025...more

CLE Takeaways: Employment Law Updates Businesses Should Know for 2025

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/11/2025

In 2024, we witnessed a wave of transformative changes in employment laws, from expanded leave protections and new paid leave mandates to increased pay transparency requirements for employers....more

Oregon Increases Salary Threshold for Noncompetition Agreements

Littler on 2/6/2025

In January, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced a new minimum salary threshold for noncompetition agreements. Effective immediately, for an Oregon noncompetition agreement to be enforceable, the total...more

2024 Year in Review – Singapore Employment Law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/31/2025

2024 saw the introduction of a series of updates in the employment law landscape in Singapore. This article provides a brief overview of the key developments that occurred over the past year and a brief commentary on the...more

[Event] Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar - February 20th, Baltimore, MD

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 1/30/2025

Join us for a half-day of SHRM- and HRCI-approved programming and plenty of networking. Our annual Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar is a must-attend event for business owners, legal experts, C-suite executives, and HR...more

#WorkforceWednesday®: Trade Secret Litigation - Lessons from High-Stakes Group Exits - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law...

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/22/2025

This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists discuss how to navigate “group lift-outs,” in which one company hires multiple employees from another company at or about the same time: Group lift-outs are...more

Doing Business in California Guide Updated for 2025

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/10/2025

The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth (and moving towards fourth) largest economy and a market of over 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique...more

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