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Client Alert: Florida’s New Employer-Friendly Noncompete Law Signals That It’s Open for Business

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While many states recently have enacted laws making it harder for employers to enforce noncompetes, Florida is bucking the trend by enacting some of the strongest noncompete protections in the country. The newly enacted...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Changes to Employee Benefit Plans in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 2025 (OBBBA) was enacted. The OBBBA is far-reaching and employers may need to do a lot of work to bring their systems and procedures into compliance. Some of the changes in the...more

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Minnesota Employers Must Comply With Expanded Meal and Rest Break Requirements Beginning in January 2026

On June 14, 2025, Governor Walz signed into law amendments to Minnesota’s meal and rest break requirements, which go into effect on January 1, 2026. The amendments can be found at Minnesota Statutes §§ 177.253 and 177.254....more

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California Expands Protections for Employees Who Are Victims of Crime or Family Members of Victims: What Employers Need to Know...

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Assembly Bill 2499 (AB 2499), which took effect on January 1, 2025, broadens previous requirements on how California employers treat employees who are victims of violence or who are the family members of victims. The new law...more

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Texas Enacts Massive Reforms to Healthcare Provider Non-Competes

Beginning September 1, 2025, Texas will significantly narrow the permissible scope of non-compete agreements with certain healthcare employees. The legislation, Senate Bill 1318 (“SB 1318” codified in Tex. Bus. Com. Code §...more

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Florida Makes a Bold "CHOICE": New Law Strengthens Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements

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The Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act became law on July 3, 2025, expanding employers’ rights in enforcing non-compete and garden leave agreements with Florida-based...more

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Florida Becomes Most Employer-Friendly State for Non-Competes

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As jurisdictions around the country continue to impose limitations—or outright bans—on restrictive covenants, Florida is taking a decidedly different approach....more

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An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Sessionof the Connecticut General Assembly (Part Two)

On June 30, 2025, we covered some of the labor and employment related bills passed by the General Assembly during its 2025 Regular Session, including changes to the paid sick leave law and to the state’s municipal employees...more

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Pennsylvania Recreational Marijuana: Where It Stands Now and What Comes Next

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On May 7, 2025, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 1200 (HB 1200), which would have legalized adult-use marijuana across the Commonwealth. The bill authorized sales through state-run stores overseen...more

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Client Alert: Significant Employer-Friendly Changes to Florida Non-Competition Law Effective July 1

Effective July 1, 2025, Florida's Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act (the CHOICE Act) now allows for non-competition periods of up to four (4) years after the end of...more

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Virginia’s New “Vulnerable Victim” Law Increases Employers’ Potential for Vicarious Liability in Personal Injury and Wrongful...

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A new Virginia law, effective July 1, 2025, adds Section 8.01-42.6 to the Virginia Code to address employers’ vicarious liability for their employees’ tortious conduct in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits brought by...more

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Florida’s CHOICE Act Offers Employers Two New Types of Agreements to Prevent Unfair Competition by Highly Compensated Former...

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On June 18, 2025, the Florida legislature presented Governor Ron DeSantis with the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act. It is expected that Governor DeSantis...more

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What Employers Need to Know About No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Overtime

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On July 3, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R.1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” ending a dramatic journey through Congress that dominated headlines in recent weeks. President Donald J....more

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Oregon Enacts Legislation Providing Unemployment Benefits for Striking Workers

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Key Takeaways - - Oregon recently joined several other states in ensuring unemployment insurance for workers participating in strikes. - Guaranteed unemployment insurance for striking employees is a significant change, as...more

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A Seat at the Table: Italy’s New Employee Participation Law

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Italy has approved a new law regulating the participation of workers in company life. It marks a step towards more inclusive business models where the contribution of workers becomes an integral part of corporate strategy. We...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

States Continue to Refine Their Treatment of Non-Competition Agreements

The vast body of restrictive covenant law continues to develop across the country as states navigate refining their approach to non-compete and non-solicitation agreements with some expansions along with the general trend of...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 133: Alaska Paid Sick Leave Law Went Into Effect YESTERDAY

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As we previously reported, in November 2024, Alaska voters approved a paid sick leave ballot initiative that called for a statewide paid sick leave law to go into effect July 1, 2025....more

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Alabama Enacts 30-Day Exemption to Imposition of Individual Income Tax

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased remote work, multistate income tax and payroll tax withholding responsibilities have received heightened consideration nationwide. Employers keen on retaining and attracting...more

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The Rules of Washington Noncompetition Agreements May Change Again

The enforceability of noncompetition agreements is a widely debated topic in and outside of the legal world. In just the last year, it has been a repeat topic on the floor of the Washington state legislature. States across...more

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An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly

The 2025 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 4, 2025, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor-and employment-related bills passed.  ...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Florida on Verge of Enacting Employer-Friendly Non-Compete Law

Florida lawmakers recently passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (the “Act”), which would create a presumption that covered non-compete and garden...more

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California Cities Increase Minimum Wage

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On July 1, 2025, several California cities will increase their local minimum wage. For example, the City of Los Angeles is increasing minimum wage to $17.87 per hour. Los Angeles County is increasing its minimum wage to...more

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Florida’s Choice Act Enhances Employer Enforcement of Noncompete Agreements

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The proposed Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act marks a substantial development in Florida’s treatment of noncompete agreements....more

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Virginia Expands Prohibition of Non-Competes

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Last August, Sands Anderson reported that the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-competes was probably dead. While many employers likely breathed a sigh of relief after a federal judge in Texas struck down the...more

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Florida Legislature Increases Employer Protections Through Non-Compete Agreements

On April 24, 2025, the Florida legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth, or CHOICE, Act. The CHOICE Act goes into effect on July 1, 2025. The CHOICE...more

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