Contract Terms, Employee Rights, Corporate Counsel

Florida Bucks Trend, Enacts New Employer-Friendly Noncompete Statute

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/8/2025

While the recent trend across the country has been to restrict noncompete agreements, Florida has just made it easier for employers to enforce noncompete agreements against employees. The Florida Legislature passed HB 1219,...more

California Employers Using Arbitration Agreements Want To Take Note of New Guidance From a Recent California Appellate Case

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/2/2025

California employers often require their new hires and current employees to sign arbitration agreements ("agreements") as a condition of employment or continued employment. To be enforceable, these agreements require that the...more

New York’s Proposed Employment Contract Reforms: What Employers Need to Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/7/2025

If two bills recently introduced in the New York State Legislature become law, employers across the state could face new restrictions on including certain common provisions in their employment-related agreements....more

New York Senate Passes First-in-the-Nation Bill Requiring Mandatory Review and Revocation Period for All Severance Agreements

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/6/2025

Under current law, New York employers are statutorily required to provide a 21-day review and seven-day revocation periods in employment separation agreements in two scenarios: (1) if the employee is 40 or older and the...more

The Sixth Circuit Rules on Arbitration Clause Enforcement

Littler on 2/20/2025

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that an arbitration provision in a plaintiff’s employment contract is binding and enforceable, even if the employer did not explain the provision or recommend the...more

NLRB Invalidates Mandatory Arbitration Agreement That Contains No Exceptions For Filing Administrative Charges

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/17/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: A new decision reinforces that the National Labor Relations Board will invalidate arbitration agreements that explicitly, or when reasonably interpreted, prohibit filing administrative charges....more