On June 13, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in Susan Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., that the Massachusetts Non-Competition Agreement Act (the “Act”) does not apply to a non-solicitation...more
On May 13, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a state mini-WARN Act called the “Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act” (“WA-WARN Act”). Effective July 27, 2025, employers in...more
Following the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed non-compete ban being overturned last year, certain state legislatures remain focused on limiting restrictions on employees. Recently, New Jersey and New York lawmakers each...more
Massachusetts has commenced “Phase 1” of its economic reopening plan, with staggered sector-specific reopenings beginning on May 18, 2020, followed by additional reopenings on May 25, 2020 and June 1, 2020. Massachusetts’...more
This week, Governor Charlie Baker released Massachusetts’ planned four-phase approach to reopening its economy, and issued Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards that all Massachusetts businesses must adhere to upon reopening....more
Massachusetts’ Governor Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 30, Order Further Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10 People. ...more
On March 31, 2020, Governor Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 21, Order Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10 People. This Order extends the closure of non-essential...more
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued an executive order closing all non-essential businesses to workers, customers, and the public, effective March 24, 2020 at 12:00PM until April 7, 2020 at...more