As we last reported in March, the Federal Trade Commission’s (the “Commission’s”) final vote on its Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompetes (“Proposed Rule”) was slated to take place as early as April 2024. Today, the Commission...more
Following a year of unprecedented M&A deal activity, 2022 saw the global M&A market settle back into a more familiar pace. The year finished 38.8% lower than 2021’s record level, but only 9.3% lower than 2015-2019 averages,...more
1/23/2023
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On October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB358, which amends Labor Code Section 1197.5, California’s existing gender pay equality law.1 Most of the previous statute remains intact, but the...more
10/9/2015
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