Non-Compete Agreements, Wage and Hour, Non-Solicitation Agreements

State and Local Employment Law Update – Family Leave, Fair Labor Standards Act, Religious Accommodations and More

Amundsen Davis LLC on 5/3/2024

In the latest round of state employment law updates family leave and religious accommodations are in the spotlight. We also highlight wage and hour laws relating to compensable time. Read the full article to see if any of...more

Changes in Labor and Employment Laws from 2018 to 2023; Anticipated Trends for 2024

Jones & Keller, P.C. on 1/11/2024

Similar to the prior five years, 2023 brought unprecedented changes in labor and employment laws that have already gone into effect or are now in effect for 2024 in Colorado, across the country in other states, by National...more

End-of-summer road travel through state noncompete laws—It’s trippy!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/29/2023

In 2014, a Jimmy John’s employee leaked a copy of a noncompete agreement that the Sandwich of Sandwiches™ chain required employees at all levels (including store-level employees, such as sandwich makers and delivery drivers)...more

New York Poised to Enact Broad Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 7/6/2023

On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly approved legislation banning non-competes for employees and independent contracts, regardless of wage or salary. The New York Senate had approved the bill on June 7, 2023, and it...more

Minnesota to Ban Non-Compete Agreements Other Than Related to Sale, Dissolution of Business

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/18/2023

Minnesota is close to enacting a near-total bar on the use of covenants not to compete. The Minnesota Legislature released a Conference Committee Report on the bill (MN SF 3035), which reflects the bill’s likely final form,...more

Crossing the Atlantic: Comparison of US and UK Employment Concepts

Cooley LLP on 4/5/2023

For US companies contemplating an expansion into the UK, there are a number of employment-related factors to consider, as the requirements for employers and rights of employees differ significantly across the pond. Below,...more

Will New Jersey Become the ‘Garden Leave’ State? Proposed Legislation Would Set Strict Rules for Non-Competes Including Full Pay...

Fisher Phillips on 9/27/2022

New Jersey recently joined a growing number of states that have taken legislative efforts to significantly limit the enforceability of post-employment restrictive covenant agreements – such as non-compete and non-solicitation...more

Sign on the Dotted Line: Negotiating an Effective Employment Agreement

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 9/15/2022

James Gregory, Batool T. Banker, and Taryn E. Cannataro of Lowenstein’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice lay out tips for negotiating a fulsome executive employment agreement for both new hires and existing...more

Hiring Remote Employees in Louisiana? The 4 Main Laws You Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 8/16/2022

With the rise in remote work, employers are finding themselves subject to a new set of laws based on each employee’s residence – and those finding themselves with workers in Louisiana are no exception. Our state has long held...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Pay Data Collection Study, Colorado Non-Compete Restrictions, D.C. Circuit Vacates Browning-Ferris -...

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/10/2022

This week, we update you on national trends relating to pay data collection, non-compete restrictions, and joint-employment rules. Study Finds EEOC's Pay Data Collection a "Useful Tool" A study of the Equal Employment...more

Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law: Key Changes, Requirements, and Limitations

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 4/8/2022

On Aug. 13, 2021, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Illinois Senate Bill 672 (the “Amendment”), an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”) that significantly limits an employer’s ability to bind employees...more

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q4 2021

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/5/2022

The fourth quarter of 2021 continued the trend of increasing regulation of the workplace by state and local governments. Although it is not possible to discuss all state and local laws, this update provides an overview of...more

Reminder: Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law Takes Effect on January 1, 2022

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 11/15/2021

As we previously reported, a new amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS § 90) regarding the use of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictive covenants for Illinois employees will take effect on January...more

The Employment Law Reporter - October 2021

Rivkin Radler LLP on 10/6/2021

Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •A federal court in New York has dismissed a complaint filed by a former employee of the New York City Department of Education alleging employment...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from August 2021

Fisher Phillips on 9/9/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Illinois Lawmakers Pass Numerous Bills Affecting Employers

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/9/2021

In a flurry of activity into the wee hours of June 2, 2021, Illinois legislators concluded a spring session that saw the passage of numerous measures that will affect employers in the state across the span of the employment...more

Washington, D.C. Joins Growing Trend To Ban Non-Competes

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/30/2021

Effective March 16, 2021, employers in the District of Columbia may no longer use non-compete agreements to safeguard company information. The latest in a growing number of employer restrictions, the Ban on Non-Compete...more

III-42-The New Overtime Rule and Antitrust Issues With Your Non-Competes

Cozen O'Connor on 3/18/2019

This episode outlines the key components of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new proposed overtime rule. Also, antitrust attorney David Reichenberg joins to discuss the antitrust issues that cannot be ignored when looking at...more

Massachusetts Employers, Non-Compete Reform is Here!—How is Your Organization Addressing It?

Fisher Phillips on 11/1/2018

One month into Massachusetts’ new non-competition law, employers throughout the Commonwealth are learning what many predicted from the beginning—there are a lot more questions than answers. As Fisher Phillips previously...more

Senators Introduce Bill for Nationwide Non-Compete Ban

Fisher Phillips on 5/15/2018

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D. Mass.), Ronald Wyden (D. Ore.) and Christopher Murphy (D. Conn.) recently introduced Senate Bill 2782 which, if enacted, would for all practical purposes amount to a nationwide ban on...more

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/7/2017

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

To Compete or Not To Compete: White House Wants States to Ban Many Restrictive Covenant

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/31/2016

Many companies have their employees execute non-compete clauses either in employment agreements or as separate documents. The justification for doing so is to protect the company from training workers who later leave and take...more

Three Workplace Trends that will Impact your Bottom Line in 2017

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 10/28/2016

Employers in the food and beverage industry face countless and ever increasing regulatory challenges, including food safety and handling, labeling, distribution requirements, and on and on. Regulatory compliance often has an...more

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