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Colorado AG Sues PetSmart Over TRAP Contracts

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Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser has sued PetSmart LLC, alleging that its use of Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) violates state consumer protection and labor laws. The lawsuit reflects a broader...more

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Employment Law 2025 Legal Update

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STAY AHEAD OF 2025’s LEGAL CHANGES - Review your employee handbook and employment contracts for necessary updates on these changes to the law, effective January 1, 2025. Employer Captive Audience Meetings are Banned...more

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UK Immigration Updates: Sponsorship Costs and Electronic Travel Authorisation

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The UK Home Office has announced updated policies regarding sponsorship costs for Skilled Workers that will have significant implications for employers hiring or sponsoring international talent. From January 8, 2025, the next...more

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A Snapshot Of The Evolving Restrictive Covenant Landscape

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In recent months, noncompete agreements have become a hotly contested topic in the realm of employment law. It seems that new precedent emerges on this topic week after week, leaving employers and deal-makers alike concerned...more

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Taxes Are Not the Only Thing to Worry About in Washington — Employers Face Stiff Fines for Violating Washington, D.C.’s Ban on...

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Share on Twitter Print Share Back to top While many state legislatures have jumped on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) bandwagon by enacting prohibitions on restrictive covenants (which includes both non-competition and...more

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What We Don’t Know: Ten Unanswered Questions Regarding Colorado’s Newly-Amended Noncompete Statute

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Some of the changes imposed by the 2022 amendments to Colorado’s noncompete statute (C.R.S. §8-2-113) are clear and unambiguous. The amendments eliminated the former exception for management employees, imposed salary...more

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Colorado Overhauls Noncompete Law to Limit Enforcement to High Wage Earners, Impose Penalties for Employer Violations

Colorado has enacted the most significant change to its legal landscape concerning restrictive covenants in the employment context in the state’s history. By enacting House Bill (HB) 22-1317, Colorado has a) eliminated a...more

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Employment Agreements: DC’s Recent Ban on Non-Competes is One of the Broadest in the Country

On January 11, 2021, the mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which is set to be one of the broadest and most expansive bans on...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Year, New Rules: The District of Columbia’s New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

On January 11, 2021, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which, once effective, will be one of the broadest bans on non-compete agreements in the country. ...more

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Turkey’s Highest Court Rules That Penalty Clauses May Apply to Permanent Employment Contracts

Penalty clauses in fixed-term contracts are common in Turkey and apply if either party to such a contract ends the contract before the expiration of the fixed term. Turkey’s Supreme Court has held that penalty clauses...more

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Non-Competes in Washington – Over-Reaching Could Cost Employers

Washington is the most recent state to adopt a law restricting the use of noncompetition agreements. The new law (HB 1450), which was signed by Governor Jay Inslee on May 8, 2019 and is scheduled to go into effect on January...more

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The Good Work Plan

On 17 December 2018, the UK government released the “Good Work Plan,” which sets out its vision for the future of the UK labour market....more

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China Enacts New Employment Law Affecting Employers Who Do Not Directly Employ Their Workers

China has a new employment law. This new law significantly impacts an employer who does not directly employ its own workers, but instead uses agencies such as FESCO or third party staffing companies, also known as labor...more

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