Employer Liability Issues, Non-Exempt Employees, New Legislation

New Amendment Further Restricts Non-Competes in Virginia

Williams Mullen on 4/29/2025

Beginning on July 1, 2025, Virginia’s existing non-compete statute, Va. Code § 40.1-28.7:8, will be expanded to prohibit post-employment non-compete agreements and certain non-solicitation covenants with any non-exempt...more

Virginia Extends Ban on Non-Competes

Woods Rogers on 4/11/2025

Virginia lawmakers extended the state’s ban on non-compete agreements to cover all non-exempt employees. This new law affects how employers can enter non-compete agreements with even more of their employees and goes into...more

New York Increases Salary Threshold for Certain Labor Law Exemptions

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/6/2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation (S.B. 5572) that, effective March 13, 2024, will change the salary threshold governing various exemptions under Article 6 of the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”)....more

Legislative Highlights for Oregon Employers in 2020

Littler on 2/14/2020

Oregon’s active 2019 legislative session has prompted the need for several policy and handbook updates for employers doing business in Oregon. This Insight provides an overview of the most notable recent employment law...more

Thorny Questions, Issues Emerging as Noncompete Act Takes Hold

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 11/6/2018

Nutter Partner David Rubin recently contributed an article to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly that analyzed the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act. In the article, “Thorny Questions, Issues Emerging as Noncompete Act...more

What Requirements Washington Employers Need to Know About State Paid Sick Leave Law That Becomes Effective January 1, 2018

Foster Garvey PC on 12/15/2017

A new statewide leave law that has taken many employers by surprise - In November 2016, Washington voters passed Initiative 1433, best known for increasing Washington’s minimum wage to one of the highest in the nation....more