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
While the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) broadly applies to a wide variety of employment and contracting arrangements, it does contain in Section 1 an exception excluding certain transportation workers from its coverage. ...more
1/24/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Employment Contract ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Motion to Compel ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Reaffirmation ,
SCOTUS