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Kerr Russell

What Ever Happened to the Ban on Covenants Not to Compete?

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Question: Last year we heard that the Federal Trade Commission was going to ban covenants not to compete. It was a big deal at the time. Nothing has been said about this in months. Is this still going to happen? If so, when? ...more

Fisher Phillips

Colorado Lawmakers Were Busy in 2025 – What Employers Need to Know

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Colorado was once again busy this legislative session – and employers need to adjust their practices in order to adapt to some key new laws soon to take effect. We have highlighted below a few of the critical changes that...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Bid Protest Insights – Understanding Price Realism in Compensation Plans

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Price realism challenges stand out as a common basis for bid protests in federal procurements. A competitor’s unrealistically low pricing may signal a lack of understanding or commitment to contract performance. Price...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Event] Workplace Horizons 2025 - April 30th - May 2nd, New York, NY

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The leading educational and networking conference — from the premier firm for employment + labor law - Join us at Workplace Horizons 2025, where attorneys, in-house counsel and HR leaders come together to share and solve...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Thought Leadership SEC Charges Public Companies with Violations of Whistleblower Protection Rule

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On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with seven public companies for using employment, separation, and other agreements that violated rules prohibiting actions to impede...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Are Whistleblower Protection Violations the New SEC Sweep?

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to investigate companies for including language in their employment and separation agreements or retail client settlement agreements that potentially discourages...more

Perkins Coie

Whistleblower Protection Remains SEC Priority

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Last week, the SEC announced settled charges against seven public companies for use of agreements that the SEC alleges have provisions that violate the whistleblower protection rule. Coincidentally, I recently recorded a...more

DarrowEverett LLP

What Texas Court’s Decision on Non-Competes Means for Businesses

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ambitious attempt to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements (with limited exceptions) has hit a significant legal roadblock. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Supreme Court Opinions Overturn Chevron and Modify the Statute of Limitations Allowed by Lower Courts

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On June 28, the Supreme Court handed down Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the prior Supreme Court precedent, articulated in Chevron v. Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc. and known as “the Chevron...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Attack on Employment Noncompetes: The Status of Federal Initiatives

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Historically, enforcement of noncompete agreements has been a subject of state law, not federal law. States have taken many different approaches to the agreements. A few states have enacted laws that ban the enforcement of...more

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