The first half of 2024 was eventful in the world of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”). Although ESG continued to lose the market tailwinds that have pushed it forward in recent years, regulatory pressures both...more
10/18/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Greenwashing ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proxy Season ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Sustainability
In 2021, the District of Columbia passed a “Ban on Non-Compete Agreements” (the “Ban”) purporting to ban most non-compete agreements, except in connection with the sale of a business. We previously reported on some of the...more
Can an employee working for an Illinois company bust their non-compete by resigning after 1 year and 364 days of employment?
The new year brought with it an attempt by the State of Illinois to resolve that question with a...more
1/14/2022
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Construction Workers ,
Employment Contract ,
Freedom To Work Act ,
Furloughs ,
Illinois ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Prevailing Party ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
News outlets have run wild with coverage of President Biden’s July 9, 2021 Executive Order (the “EO”), encouraging the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to work with the “rest of the Commission” to “curtail the...more
On March 15, 2021, the District of Columbia’s new “Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020” is projected to pass Congressional review and become law. The sweeping statute, which purports to ban non-compete...more
Last week, the mayor of Washington, D.C. signed into law the “Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020.” The “Ban” does exactly what its title says it will do, and then some: it bans agreements that would restrict...more
The Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment related to its future role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employer-employee contracts. The comment period ends on March 11, 2020. Comments may be submitted...more