On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its Final Rule prohibiting non-compete clauses in all agreements between employers and their workers. This controversial ban comes one year and six months after...more
4/25/2024
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The new rule makes it more difficult under federal law to classify workers as independent contractors.
The new rule adopts the six-factor economic realities test, rather than the more stringent “ABC” test adopted by...more
On December 14, 2022, in a return to Obama-era precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) toughened the standard an employer must meet to prevent a union from organizing a small group of employees within a larger...more