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#WorkforceWednesday: Non-Compete Law Update – Key Developments from 2023 - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Podcast - The Latest on Antitrust and Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare
#WorkforceWednesday: Noncompete Bans Spread to New York and Beyond - Employment Law This Week®
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#WorkforceWednesday: Spilling Secrets: Employers - Train on Trade Secrets - Employment Law This Week®
Sign on the Dotted Line: Negotiating an Effective Employment Agreement
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MLM Defense: FTC Earnings Claims and Nonsolicitation Clauses
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NGE On Demand: "What do Foreign-based Employers Need to Know About U.S. Employment Law?" with Sonya Rosenberg
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Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans
Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants: Two Perspectives, One Clear Picture
Non-Competes Are Not So Bad! The Current Law and Why Proposed Legislation in Congress is an Overreaction
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III-42-The New Overtime Rule and Antitrust Issues With Your Non-Competes
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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to publish the “Non-Compete Clause Rule” to ban employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers on or after the effective date. The rule will be...more
In a rare public meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 on April 23, 2024, to approve a final regulatory rule (Final Rule) which bans virtually all preexisting and future noncompete agreements with very few...more
Reflecting a shifting national landscape on restrictive covenants, the Minnesota Legislature recently adopted legislation that prohibits franchisors from placing certain nonsolicitation and no-poach restrictions in franchise...more
On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to severely limit the scope of employee non-competes. This would bring federal law into alignment with the laws of...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed new rule that would effectively prohibit employers from requiring employees to agree to noncompete clauses. The public is invited to submit comments...more
Yesterday, Washington’s Governor, Jay Inslee signed HB1450 [PDF] which targets the use of restrictive covenants in the State of Washington (the “Non-Compete Act”). The signing of the Non-Compete Act follows the recent...more
Attorneys general in ten states and the District of Columbia have recently launched an investigation into the employment practices of eight fast-food franchises. The group sent a joint letter to the companies requesting...more
Many franchise agreements contain a provision that restricts a franchisee from hiring or soliciting the employees of the franchisor or other franchisees. A class action lawsuit that was recently filed in the Eastern District...more
Continuing our tradition of presenting annually our thoughts concerning the top 10 developments/headlines this past year in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law, here—in no particular order—is our listing for...more