A Texas federal court has struck down the FTC's proposed nationwide ban on non-compete agreements, just weeks before it was set to take effect. This decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas halts the FTC's Final Rule, which would...
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To Notice or Not to Notice: Employers Prepare for FTC Non-Compete Rule as September Effective Date Nears
The effective date of the FTC’s Final Rule prohibiting non-compete agreements quickly approaches, yet there is still no definitive resolution as to whether it is constitutional. Nor has there been any preliminary injunction barring its enforcement on a nationwide...
FTC’s Final Rule on Non-Compete Clauses: Implications & Considerations
This article was updated on August 22, 2024, to reflect a recent ruling by a Texas federal court, which has struck down the FTC's proposed nationwide ban on non-compete agreements just weeks before its anticipated effective date. FTC Rule Bans Non-Compete Clauses for...
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...
NLRB Finalizes Rule Broadening Joint Employer Test: What Employers Need to Know
Key Takeaways The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently finalized a rule broadening the joint employer test. The new rule replaces a 2020 policy that excused joint employers from bargaining unless workers could demonstrate that the joint employer had...
Ohio’s One Fair Wage Petition and Its Implications
Introduction In the pursuit of economic fairness, Ohio finds itself at a crossroads with the One Fair Wage petition (One Fair Wage), a movement aiming to amend Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio State Constitution to increase the minimum wage. As with any significant...
Spa Corporate Officials Taken into Custody for Refusal to Comply with NLRB and Court Orders
In a recent and highly unusual turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) has ordered U.S. Marshals to take corporate officials of Haven Salon + Spa (Haven) into custody for their steadfast refusal to comply with...
College Athletes as Employees: Landmark Case Could Reshape Collegiate Athletics
Implications for Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws In a pivotal legal battle, the Third Circuit is currently deliberating whether college athletes should be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act for the purpose of receiving wages. This landmark case...
NLRB Issues Final Rule Rolling Back Remainder of 2019 Regulation on Representation Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced a new rule that will reduce the waiting time for workers to vote on whether to unionize. Following the NLRB decision in March 2023 to rescind four provisions of the 2019 Regulation from the Board’s Rules and...