FTC Rule Bans Non-Compete Clauses for Non-Senior Employees Non-compete clauses have long been a contentious issue in employment agreements, with concerns raised about their potential to stifle competition and limit employee mobility. On April 23, 2024, the Federal...
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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Elevating Minimum Salary for Overtime Exempt Workers
The DOL has issued its final rule on overtime exempt workers, surpassing all expectations and setting a minimum salary threshold sixty-five percent (65%) higher than current thresholds in a two-step process. Last year, we delved into the DOL’s efforts in its proposed...
Protecting Your Company’s Confidential Information: Takeaways from Meta’s Lawsuit Against Its Former Employee
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and other products, recently filed a lawsuit in a California state court against a former vice president for allegedly taking confidential information from Meta to his new employer, an artificial...
A Lesson in Employee Rights: NLRB Ruling Against Home Depot’s Dress Code Enforcement
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a Minnesota Home Depot Store broke the law by telling an employee to remove a “BLM” marking from their work apron. The NLRB has recently decided in Home Depot USA, Inc. and Antonio Morales Jr that conditioning...
U.S. Department of Justice Sues the NCAA: When Will College Athletes Start being Paid?
To quote a popular singer from our college days, David Gray, “it’s all over bar the shoutin’” for the NCAA, colleges, and TV networks taking advantage of college athletes. Whether it’s further litigation, federal legislation, market forces, unionization, Jim...
Back to the Future: The Department of Labor Issues Its New Rule on Independent Contractors
The Department of Labor has long labored to rein in the practice by some employers of labeling workers as independent contractors instead of employees to avoid the requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to pay minimum wage and overtime. It has now...
Current Considerations About COVID-19 in the Workplace
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency officially ended on May 11, 2023, when the Department of Health and Human Services allowed the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 to expire, but people are still getting COVID-19, and some of them are getting seriously...
Recreational Marijuana Use Becomes Legal in Ohio: Here is What Employers Need to Know
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters passed An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use of Cannabis (the Act), making Ohio the 24th state to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana. While Ohio and its Department of Commerce is far from retail sale or distribution of...
NLRB Makes Good on Its Promise to Challenge Non-Competes
In her Memorandum issued on May 30, 2023, General Counsel Abruzzo announced her belief that non-competes should be discouraged, if not outright prohibited, as they chill employees’ rights to concerted activity in violation of Section 7 of the National Labor Relations...
Building a Culture of Workplace Safety: Insights from a Labor & Employment Attorney
Key Takeaways Building a culture of workplace safety requires a holistic and sustained effort, involving all employees, proper training, and a commitment to transparency and improvement. In this current landscape, ensuring a secure and hazard-free environment is not...