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Cautionary Tale: Bakery Products Distributors Plausibly Deemed Employees Under Vermont Employment Practices Act

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A recent court case issued by a federal district court in Vermont (Provencher v. Bimbo Bakeries U.S.) emphasizes the distinction between independent contractors and employees under the Vermont Employment Practices Act (the...more

McCarter & English, LLP

NLRB Establishes New Joint Employer Rule

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The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) governs private sector labor/management relations in the United States. Under the NLRA, employers have certain responsibilities and restrictions with regard to their employees,...more

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NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule: What It Means for Retailers and Other User Employers

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The National Labor Relations Board’s new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act expands the current standard by allowing the Board to find joint-employer status if an entity...more

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NLRB Wants Employers to be Responsible for Contract, Franchise Workers

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In the latest of a string of decisions seemingly supporting President Biden’s claim of being the most pro-union president in history, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week issued its Final Rule on the Standard...more

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NLRB Creates NEW Joint Employer “Test” Likely Resulting in De Facto Liability for Employers Regarding Another Employer’s...

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Today the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officially published its NEW Joint Employer Rule, that lowers the standard to an unprecedented level whereby an entity may be deemed jointly liable and responsible under the...more

Kerr Russell

Physician Employment Agreements: Key Provisions to Negotiate and Common Pitfalls to Avoid

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As physicians continue to trend towards an employment model, the employment agreements physicians are asked to sign by hiring practices and facilities are likewise becoming increasingly standardized and more difficult to...more

Dechert LLP

Case law update – France / Second semester of 2019

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This newsletter summarises four significant judicial decisions over recent months.   1. The purpose of a probation period is for the employee’s skills to be assessed. Therefore an employee’s absence would extend the...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

AMN Healthcare’s impact on the enforceability of non-solicitation provisions in California raises two new unanswered questions

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California Employee mobility and the right to compete are sacrosanct in California, and have been since its Legislature enacted section 16600 of the California Business and Professions Code, which voids “every contract by...more

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Suffering Fools and Foolish Employment Stories Gladly

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Paid leave and orthodontia coverage are so passé. Companies are stepping up their game to attract and retain top talent. Ping-pong tables and “paw-ternity”5 leave are no longer novel benefits....more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Make Sure Your Executives Know The Ramifications of Asking Employees to Provide Services Beyond Their Standard Job

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Companies often use written Employment Agreements to set out the duties/responsibilities of, and the compensation/benefits to, some or all of their employees. The most obvious reasons for doing so are to ensure clarity and...more

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Non-Compete News: Georgia Court of Appeals Clarifies Definition of "Key Employee" Under the Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act

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The Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act (O.C.G.A. § 13-8-50 et seq.) governs non-compete agreements in Georgia entered into after May 2011 and sets forth that such agreements can be used only with respect to certain employees. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Jersey Proposes to Drastically Restrict the Use of Non-Compete Agreements

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Last month, the New Jersey State Senate introduced Senate Bill 3518 (the “Bill”), which, if passed, will severely restrict the use and enforceability of employee non-compete agreements in the state of New Jersey. Most...more

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Constructive Dismissal and Managing Departures

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In Gibbs v Leeds United Football Club Ltd [2016] EWHC 960 (QB), the High Court considered whether changes to an employee’s duties amounted to a fundamental breach of contract entitling him to bring a claim for constructive...more

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