Alexander Reich

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More States Narrow the Use of Restrictive Covenants: Updates from Virginia, Arkansas, and Wyoming

Continuing a nationwide trend, three states recently enacted new legislation further restricting the enforceability of non-compete provisions in employment agreements. Starting in July, these new regulations are set to take...more

4/14/2025  /  Employees , Employment Contract , Exempt-Employees , New Legislation , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Exempt Employees , Physicians , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Issue New “Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers”

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued updated guidelines regarding antitrust issues implicated by certain kinds of agreements impacting employees and labor markets. The new...more

1/27/2025  /  Antitrust Violations , Competition , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Employees , Employment Contract , Enforcement Actions , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Independent Contractors , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

National Labor Relations Board Lacks Authority to Award Damages Beyond Back Pay, According to Third Circuit Decision

On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) lacks the authority to order an employer to pay damages beyond what it unlawfully withheld from...more

1/23/2025  /  Back Pay , Damages , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Labor Reform , Labor Regulations , NLRA , NLRB , Termination

NLRB Alleges that Reality TV Contestants Are “Employees” Subject to Labor Laws

Earlier this month, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a consolidated complaint charging the producers of the popular Netflix show “Love is Blind” with unfair labor practices for their...more

12/27/2024  /  Employee Definition , Employees , Employment Policies , Entertainment Industry , Independent Contractors , Labor Relations , NLRA , NLRB , Protected Concerted Activity , Unions

Third Circuit Rules That Employees Cannot Sue Employers for Discrimination Based on Marijuana Use

On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”) does not provide workers with a private...more

12/20/2024  /  Corporate Counsel , Discrimination , Drug Testing , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , Marijuana , New Jersey , Private Right of Action

First Circuit Says Massachusetts Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable in California Despite State’s Ban

Last month, in DraftKings Inc. v. Hermalyn, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision concerning the application of California’s non-compete ban to agreements formed outside the state. Broadly, the decision...more

10/29/2024  /  Choice-of-Law , Contract Terms , Employees , Employment Contract , Non-Compete Agreements , Out-of-State Companies , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws
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