The Tennessee Supreme Court has recently held that there is no legal claim for wrongful discharge where an employer terminates an employee because the employee exercised a right set forth in the state Constitution. The...more
4/16/2025
/ At-Will Employment ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
First Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Public Policy ,
State Constitutions ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tennessee ,
Wrongful Termination
That which is old is new again.
The U.S. Department of Justice and plaintiffs’ lawyers are taking aim at non-solicitation agreements restricting mobility of labor. This isn’t something employers usually think...more
3/5/2021
/ Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Mobility ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Vendors ,
Wage and Hour