The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently clarified the scope of the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (MNAA). In Susan Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., the SJC held the MNAA does not apply where a...more
Noncompete provisions continue to be governed by a constantly changing patchwork of state level legislation. In general, recent laws tend to limit their use among low wage earners or individuals in certain professions, such...more
4/10/2025
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Employees ,
Employment Contract ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets
Employers are paying close attention to pay transparency laws, which are the latest trend in employment legislation. Often expanding on existing pay equity laws, many state and local governments have enacted or proposed...more
1/14/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
2023 was a banner year for trade secrets, non-competes, and other restrictive covenants. Employee non-competes continued to garner attention at the federal agency level, drawing commentary and action from the Federal Trade...more
3/13/2024
/ Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Former Employee ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets
Beginning on November 1, 2023, employees receiving paid benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML) can supplement, or “top off,” the state paid benefit with other accrued paid time off such as...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a long-awaited decision on the question of whether AB5, California’s strict independent contractor misclassification statute, may be applied to motor carriers, or whether the...more
New Jersey is one of the more aggressive states in seeking to punish employers for the misclassification of their workers. It recently upped the stakes for employers by enacting the New Jersey Wage Theft Act, which was signed...more
9/19/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Penalties ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wage Theft Prevention Act