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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 -

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

Littler on 6/21/2024

Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Injunction Junction: Judicial Challenges to New Employment Rules

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 6/19/2024

April 2024 saw a whirlwind of activity on the employment front as executive federal agencies issued a wave of new rules. On April 15, 2024, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced its final rule...more

Employment Law Update - Spring 2024

Willcox & Savage on 6/4/2024

On April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued regulations that ban most non-compete agreements, while the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Rule significantly increasing the minimum salary necessary for a worker...more

April and May Showered Employers with Legal Developments Locally and Nationwide

Miller Nash LLP on 5/31/2024

April and early May have been busy times for employment practitioners. From noncompete bans to agencies issuing new gender discrimination guidance, the spring “showers” of laws and regulations and court decisions discussed...more

Update: EEOC Issues Final Guidance on Workplace Harassment

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/30/2024

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEOC”) has issued its final guidance on “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,” the first of its kind in over 20 years. This final guidance builds on a variety...more

What to Know About Recent Non-Compete and Salary Basis Changes in Light of Expected Legal Challenges

Stoel Rives - World of Employment on 5/16/2024

Two administrative agencies within the federal government have been busy lately publishing new rules that govern important aspects of employers’ relationships with their employees. Read more below for further updates....more

Workplace Law Update: 12 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/6/2024

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/29/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. FTC Prohibits Non-Competes. On April...more

New DOL and FTC Rules (Maybe) Mandate Employment Changes

Bodman on 4/26/2024

It was a busy and high-profile week for the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), both of which issued new rules that require employers to thoroughly review their use of the exempt...more

[Webinar] Navigating Major Shifts — Unpacking and Understanding New Federal Rules on Overtime and Noncompetes - April 29th, 10:00...

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 4/26/2024

Join us for an insightful webinar where we will explore recently issued federal regulations set to significantly impact the employer/employee relationship. First up, the Department of Labor is significantly raising the...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, April 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/25/2024

Welcome to our first SuperVision e-newsletter of 2024. Although we are only four months into 2024, it has already been an incredibly active year on the labor and employment front. On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission...more

New Rules Governing Non-Competes and Overtime Compensation

Venable LLP on 4/25/2024

Federal agencies have been busy bees this spring, releasing multiple rules that will have a serious impact on employers’ labor and employment practices. This alert provides a high-level summary of some major updates from the...more

FTC Bans Noncompete Clauses in the Employment Context and DOL Imposes Substantial Increase to Salary Threshold for FLSA White...

Warner Norcross + Judd on 4/25/2024

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted to adopt its final rule, which prevents employers from entering into and/or enforcing noncompete agreements against workers. This vote occurred over a year after the FTC...more

Double Trouble: The FTC and DOL Team up Ban Non-Competes and Crackdown on Overtime Nationwide

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 4/24/2024

While the return of spring is a happy time for baseball fans, employers may be feeling a little less festive this April. Companies across the U.S. have been bracing for two significant regulations that were expected to be...more

Noncompete, Overtime Rules Change, But Legal Challenges Remain

DarrowEverett LLP on 4/24/2024

April 23, 2024, was a big day for the Biden Administration, as the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) almost simultaneously launched new revamped rules which will affect millions of...more

New Year Employment Law Developments: Key Changes for New York Employers

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 1/4/2024

Ringing in the new year means a host of new employment laws that are now effective and on the horizon for New York employers. With the state very busy at year-end, employers should take note of new laws impacting the...more

Virginia’s New Minimum Salary Level for Non-Compete Agreements

Woods Rogers on 5/23/2023

We’re here to bring you the latest news that directly impacts your business operations in the great Commonwealth of Virginia. It’s time to take note: Virginia has a new minimum salary level for non-compete agreements. This...more

New Year, New State Minimum Compensation Thresholds for Restrictive Covenants

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/19/2023

For many employers, a new year is a new opportunity to update policies, procedures, and agreements—including restrictive covenants. In addition to ensuring compliance with applicable state requirements as to timing,...more

DC Non-Compete and Anti-Moonlighting Law to Take Effect October 1, 2022

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/29/2022

A new DC law restricts DC employers from entering into non-compete agreements with employees earning less than $150,000 as of October 1, 2022, whereas the prior iteration of the law would have imposed a near universal ban on...more

Major Changes to Illinois’ Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Laws: Company Agreements Likely Require Revision

Perkins Coie on 3/2/2022

As of January 1, 2022, Illinois employers are more limited in their ability to bind employees to non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. These changes stem from a recent amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act,...more

Illinois Non-Competes: Is Two Years of Employment Required?

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 1/14/2022

Can an employee working for an Illinois company bust their non-compete by resigning after 1 year and 364 days of employment? The new year brought with it an attempt by the State of Illinois to resolve that question with a...more

New Washington State Labor and Employment Laws for 2022

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/10/2022

The Washington State Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2022. In addition, increases to minimum wage and earning thresholds took effect on Jan. 1. This Holland & Knight alert...more

Governor Pritzker Signs Illinois Noncompete Legislation Into Law

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/24/2021

On August 13, 2021, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 672, an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. While the law codifies substantive Illinois common law on restrictive covenants, it...more

Amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act Add Substantive Requirements and Limitations for Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation...

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 6/21/2021

Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements (“restrictive covenants”) can be a helpful tool for protecting a business, as they allow employers to restrict their employees’ ability to seek employment with competitors and/or...more

Illinois Enacts Sweeping Reforms to Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements - What All Employers Need To Know

BCLP on 6/21/2021

The Illinois General Assembly has enacted sweeping changes to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act, 820 ILCS § 90, et seq. (the “Act”), which will limit the use of covenants not to compete (“non-competes”) and covenants not to...more

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