On July 23, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”), which bans certain noncompete covenants, including patient nonsolicitation provisions, between an...more
7/29/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Pennsylvania ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
On July 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, declined to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would cause most...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and now state attorneys general, have set their sights on staffing companies in their evolving efforts to examine labor markets through an antitrust lens....more
1/4/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
No-Poaching ,
Section 5 ,
Sherman Act ,
Staffing Agencies
In response to rising COVID-19 case rates, on December 13, 2021, the Philadelphia Department of Health announced a vaccine mandate for patrons and staff of all establishments that sell food or drink for on-site consumption...more
12/15/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Food Service Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Local Ordinance ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On September 15, 2020, the United States Department of Labor assured existing, seasonal-based establishments they could engage in alternative activities to cope with the financial fallout from COVID-19, without losing their...more
9/23/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Field Assistance Bulletins ,
Financial Distress ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Relief Measures ,
Seasonal Employment ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions