Christina Bouchot

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NLRB General Counsel Cracks Down on Stay or Pay Provisions and Calls for Make Whole Remedies

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel is cracking down on stay-or-pay provisions. Here are takeaways for employers from an October 7 memo: As a reminder, the NLRA only applies to non-supervisory employees,...more

10/31/2024 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , NLRA , NLRB , NLRB General Counsel , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

NLRB Decision Establishes New Standards for Workplace Policies

This summer, the NLRB adopted a new standard for assessing the lawfulness of workplace policies. Overruling its 2017 decision in Boeing that relaxed scrutiny of workplace policies, the NLRB ruled in Stericycle that a...more

9/21/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , NLRA , NLRB , Section 7

Colorado Enacts the POWR Act

Colorado’s POWR Act went into effect on August 7, 2023, significantly increasing employer obligations to prevent and address harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Companies with Colorado-based employees should act...more

9/20/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Harassment , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Non-Disparagement Provisions , State Labor Laws

Expanding Restrictions on Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Provisions

Several states continue to limit the use of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions: California: On September 1, 2023, California enacted SB 699, expanding the state’s ban on non-competition agreements in...more

9/20/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws

Key Issues for Employers following the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Closures

Despite the joint statement by the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC, many of our clients continue to ask about state law restrictions related to postponing payroll for employees...more

3/14/2023 / Advance Notice , Employer Liability Issues , Financial Crisis , Financial Institutions , Furloughs , Hiring & Firing , Labor Code , Popular , Silicon Valley

2023 New Employment Laws

The 2022 California Legislative year resulted in a number of new laws affecting California employer practices. This Alert summarizes key new laws that have either recently taken effect or will go into effect on January 1,...more

11/10/2022 / California , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing , Labor Regulations , New Legislation , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

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