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What PEOs Need to Know About the Current State of Workplace AI Regulation

Fisher Phillips on 8/7/2025

As employers across the country embrace the use of artificial intelligence in their workplace activities, federal and state lawmakers are lining up to consider guardrails on common AI practices. From hiring to performance...more

New York Governor Vetoes Proposed Ban on Noncompete Agreements

Troutman Pepper Locke on 12/29/2023

Q. Did New York institute a ban against noncompete agreements? ...more

New York Non-Compete Ban is Off the Table—For Now

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/27/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: Efforts to prohibit non-compete agreements in New York State are back to square one following Governor Hochul’s veto of an outright ban in late December 2023....more

New York Legislature Considers Revised Non-Compete Ban

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/27/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Assembly has joined the State Senate in passing legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The bill now heads to the Governor and, if signed into law, would void...more

Florida Senate Considers Proposal Mandating Disclosure of Employment Contracts to Employees

Lowndes on 10/9/2023

SB 40, a proposed bill sponsored by Florida Senator Linda Stewart, would create a new statutory obligation for employers to provide a copy of an employment contract upon request by the employee....more

California Reaches Across State Lines to Invalidate Employee Non-Compete Agreements

Littler on 9/7/2023

We are in the final stretch of the California legislature’s first year of a two-year session. One bill that sped through the legislative process—without any registered opposition—is Senate Bill 699, which extends the state’s...more

Proposed Broad Non-Compete Ban Looms for New York Employment Sector

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 6/27/2023

On June 20, 2023, the New York Senate sent bill S.3100A/A.1278B to the desk of Governor Kathy Hochul to prohibit non-competition agreements broadly throughout New York State. This bill, if signed into law, will take effect...more

New York Lawmakers Propose Banning Noncompete Agreements

FordHarrison on 6/26/2023

Executive Summary: This month both the New York State (NYS) Senate and the NYS Assembly passed identical bills that effectively ban all noncompete agreements in the state of New York. If signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the...more

New York Inches Closer to Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/26/2023

The New York State Legislature passed a bill on June 20, 2023, that seeks to prohibit employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their employees (the “Bill”). If signed by Governor Hochul, the Bill will be a sea...more

Non-Compete Ban on the Horizon in New York?

Littler on 6/21/2023

Non-compete agreements may soon be unlawful in New York. The New York State Assembly passed A1278B on June 20, and the New York State Senate previously passed its counterpart bill, Senate Bill 3100A, earlier this month. If...more

New York State Senate Passes Bill to Ban Noncompete Agreements

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/15/2023

New York State may soon join the growing list of jurisdictions restricting or banning noncompete agreements. On June 7, 2023 the New York State Senate passed S 3100A (the “Bill”), which would prohibit employers from seeking,...more

Pay Transparency Goes Primetime: Sweeping New Federal Legislation Proposed in Congress

Littler on 4/14/2023

New proposed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would require all employers nationwide – regardless of size or number of employees – to include the wage range in all job postings, provide wage ranges to...more

Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

Fisher Phillips on 9/2/2022

Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

NYC Releases Fact Sheet on Salary Transparency Requirements in Job, Transfer and Promotion Advertisements – While the City Council...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/12/2022

Employers face new challenges in navigating state and local pay equity laws. New York City joins a number of other jurisdictions that now require employers to disclose pay ranges when advertising job postings – including for...more

New York City Issues First Round of Guidance Regarding Salary Transparency Law

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/11/2022

On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) issued its first round of guidance regarding the salary transparency law (the “Salary Transparency Law” or “STL”) currently scheduled to take...more

Ontario, Canada: Working for Workers Act, 2022 Introduced and Carried at First Reading

Littler on 3/3/2022

On the heels of the passage of the Working for Workers Act, 2021, Ontario introduced Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88) on February 28, 2022, and carried it at First Reading....more

New Bill Prohibits Age Discrimination Against Job Applicants — Wait, Isn’t that Already Unlawful?

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 11/10/2021

If you noticed headlines last week that the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation prohibiting employer from discriminating against job applicants because of their age, you might have wondered: does that mean it’s...more

Top 10 Developments and Headlines in Trade Secret, Non-Compete, and Computer Fraud Law for 2019 & 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/27/2020

Continuing our annual tradition, we have compiled our top developments and headlines for 2019 & 2020 in trade secret, non-compete, and computer fraud law. Here’s what you need to know to keep abreast of the ever-changing law...more

House Passes Bill Restricting Employer Credit Checks

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/18/2020

On January 29, 2020, the House of Representatives passed the Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which would change federal laws pertaining to consumer reporting agencies and credit checks in a number of ways....more

Littler Global Guide - Denmark - Q4 2019

Littler on 1/31/2020

A Case of Double Discrimination - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - A Danish district court has confirmed that the dismissal of a female wheelchair user who had just returned from maternity leave...more

That Was Quick—Massachusetts Legislature Seeks to Clarify 2018 Non-Compete Law, and to Exempt Physician Assistants

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/17/2019

Last summer, after a decade of fits and starts, and just minutes before the end of the 2018 legislative session, the Massachusetts legislature finally passed comprehensive non-compete reform, which went into effect on October...more

Florida Senator Introduces Bill Providing Broad Employment Protections to Medical Marijuana Users

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/4/2019

On November 18, 2019, Florida Senator Lori Berman (D) introduced Senate Bill 962, which proposes to provide job applicants and employees who use medical marijuana various protections in employment....more

Senate Leaders Propose Significant Changes to the EB-5 Program: Big City Developers Are Likely to Rejoice

Polsinelli on 11/8/2019

On November 5, 2019, Senators Rounds (R-SD), Graham (R-SC) and Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Immigrant Investor Program Relief Act (S. 2778) (“Relief Act”). The Relief Act would extend the Immigrant Investor Program (known as...more

Another Year, Another Attempt in the U.S. Senate to Ban Non-Competes Nationwide

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/31/2019

Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) have introduced legislation entitled the Workforce Mobility Act (“WMA”). The WMA, like its prior incarnation from last year, seeks to ban non-compete agreements outside...more

California Legislature Moves Forward with Bill to Redefine Independent Contractor Relationships

Littler on 7/16/2019

On July 10, 2019, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee (Committee) advanced a proposed legislative response to the California Supreme Court's opinion in Dynamex v. Superior Court, which...more

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