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Class Action Alert: “Conflict of Interest” Policies Are the Newest Trend for Class Action Lawsuits Against Employers in Washington...

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Following a recent Washington Supreme Court decision, plaintiffs’ attorneys in Washington are targeting a new type of class action claim against employers: alleged violations of Washington’s noncompetition statute based on...more

Bennett Jones LLP

BC Court of Appeal Confirms “No hire” Clause Not Intended to Injure Employees

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In Latifi v The TDL Group Corp., 2025 BCCA 45, (Latifi) the BC Court of Appeal upheld the summary dismissal of a proposed class action against the Tim Hortons franchisor in Canada. The underlying dispute between the...more

Morgan Lewis

Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Limits on Employers’ Anti-Moonlighting Agreements

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The Supreme Court for the State of Washington issued a decision in David v. Freedom Vans LLC expanding the state’s prohibition against anti-moonlighting covenants for low-wage workers. The court held that employers may not...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

FTC Sued to Overturn Ban on Noncompetes

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The United States Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups sued the Federal Trade Commission in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on April 24, in Chamber Of Commerce Of The United States Of...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Employment Litigation Roundup: November 2023

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Ex-employee’s golf outing with customer does not violate non-solicit - An auto parts manufacturer in Michigan sought a preliminary injunction against a former sales employee for violating his restrictive covenants,...more

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Trade Secrets/Non-Compete Quarterly Update - Q4 2022

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Happy New Year! We hope you and your family enjoyed the holidays. Q4 of 2022 did not see significant new state legislation enacted. The FTC, however, issued a strong notice about where it intends to go in the restrictive...more

Fisher Phillips

Web Exclusive: August 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

Cozen O'Connor

I-16 – Kneeling, Indefinite Leave, DC Updates, Non-Compete Consideration, and Pretty as a Protected Class

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This episode discusses kneeling in the NFL/workplace, indefinite leave entitlement, and sufficient consideration for non-competes, provides an update from DC on OT exemptions and class action waivers, and questions whether...more

Baker Donelson

Class Action Attempt to Void Jimmy John's Non-Competes Goes Stale

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Sandwich chain Jimmy John's has been in the news lately because of non-compete agreements that employees of its franchisees sign. This is not necessarily good news for Jimmy John's, but it does underscore some interesting...more

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