This month, the Supreme Court put an end to “Chevron deference,” the decades-long practice of judicial deference to federal agency interpretations of ambiguous statutory language. What does this mean for employers? Well,...more
7/30/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unions
New Year’s resolutions are common. Many people attempt a “dry” January. Others a dry February, because there are less days in the month. As we close out the first month of 2024 here are four proposed New Year’s resolutions...more
2/1/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
State Labor Laws ,
Technology ,
Wage and Hour
Can you still have noncompete agreements with your employees? What if you explicitly state that the agreement protects trade secrets or other proprietary information? There has been a lot of buzz about this issue, and...more
6/15/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Proprietary Information ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Section 7 ,
Section 8 ,
Trade Secrets