The Decision - On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, employers throughout the country breathed a sigh of relief when a federal trial judge in Dallas struck down the FTC’s rule banning non-competes. It brought to a conclusion a...more
On July 3, 2024, a federal court in the Northern District of Texas issued an injunction against enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-compete agreements (the “Rule”). The Rule was to become effective...more
On April 23, 2024, in a 3 to 2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to implement its final rule prohibiting non-compete agreements in the workplace. What the Final Rule Prohibits - Scheduled to take effect 120 days...more
4/25/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
On January 1, 2023, a new regulation from the Department of Labor took effect that raised the minimum hourly wage applicable to certain federal contractors to $16.20. But this past Tuesday (September 26, 2023), a federal...more
You may soon be required to pay your salaried employees more. On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed regulation that would raise the minimum salary required to invoke the commonly used...more
The Second Circuit just raised the bar for recovering avoided costs as unjust enrichment in a Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) case. With a successful DTSA claim, a trade secret owner may obtain an injunction against further...more
On April 25, 2023, the Indiana Senate passed an amendment banning non-compete agreements with primary care physicians (defined as physicians practicing family medicine, general pediatric medicine, and internal medicine)...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed regulation that would prohibit non-compete agreements in the workplace. The proposed rule follows on the heels of a statement issued by the FTC in...more
On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court addressed two cases involving employment law issues. The Court’s significant opinion in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon regarding the scope of the residual clause contained in Section 1 of...more
6/9/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Southwest Airlines ,
State Law Claims
Update: On January 25, 2022, OSHA announced it is withdrawing the vaccination-or-test emergency temporary standard. The withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register and take effect on January 26. The standard will...more
In 2014, President Obama signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay $10.10 per hour to workers performing work on or in connection with certain covered federal contracts for construction or services. Under...more
This article, originally published on November 5, 2021, has been revised following the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
As companies of all types and sizes continue to deal with the legal...more
1/14/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
This article, originally published on November 5, 2021, has been revised following the recent decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
As companies of all types and sizes continue to deal with the legal...more
Jackson Walker attorneys Michael Drab and Jackie Staple, along with Ed Fensholt, from Lockton Dunning Benefits, discuss current labor and employment law topics that might impact you and your company.
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Remote Work:...more
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its much-anticipated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS was published in the Federal Register...more
11/5/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Governor Abbott ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety