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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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A No-Go for Employees’ Anti-Trust Claims Based on High-End No-Hire Agreements

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Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of a class action against defendants Saks Inc., Gucci, Prada, Loro Piana, Brunello Cucinelli and other luxury good manufacturers....more

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One Year of California’s New Non-Compete Law: 5 Tips for All Employers to Stay Compliant

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California is well-known for prohibiting most non-compete agreements in the employment context, but the state took things to the next level a year ago. On January 1, 2024, California introduced a new statute that makes...more

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[Webinar] New CA Employment Laws 2025: Are You Prepared? - December 4th, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PT

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Join us for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics include: - Key bills relating to freelance workers, “captive audience”...more

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[Webinar] The Californication of Non-Compete Laws – Recent Changes That Impact All Employers Across The United States - June 26th,...

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Join us for an informative webinar on the latest developments in the non-compete agreement arena with two members of CDF’s Unfair Competition & Trade Secret Practice Group: Dan M. Forman, Chair, and Ashley A. Halberda who...more

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Employers Must Notify California Employees of Void Non-Competes

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California is not spreading the love to employers this Valentine’s Day. Employers’ deadline to give their California employees a notice that any non-compete agreements are void was February 14, 2024. Employers who fail to...more

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Non-Compete Clarity: California Employers Must Provide Notice of Non-Competes to Employees By February 14, 2024

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New California laws intended to strengthen the state’s long-standing ban on non-competition agreements are set to create immediate headaches for employers in the state that have, or plan to, impose non-compete or non-solicit...more

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California Extends Prohibition on Noncompete Agreements

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California law famously bans employee noncompetition agreements, under a statute enacted in 1872. As of January 1, 2024, new amendments to this age-old statute provide clarity about what is—and is not—enforceable....more

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This Year Some Employees Will Be Receiving More Than A Valentine's Day Card

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Last year, the California legislature enacted AB 1075 (Bauer-Kahan) which declares it to be unlawful "to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract, or to require an employee to enter a noncompete agreement, that...more

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Employers Have New Obligations Under Statute Regulating Noncompete Agreements

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As discussed in a prior alert, newly-enacted California laws governing noncompete agreements require employer action by February 14, 2024. This alert explains the purpose of the new laws, what the notification requirement...more

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On The Horizon: Notices Regarding Void Non-Compete Agreements Must Go Out By February 14th

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Effective January 1, 2024, California made several adjustments to its non-competition laws to strengthen its general prohibition on such agreements.  Those adjustments included: making non-competition agreements unenforceable...more

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February 14 Deadline: Employers Must Inform Current and Former Employees of Void California Non-Competes or Face Unfair...

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Companies with California employees who are subject to non-competes have a fast-approaching deadline of February 14, 2024, to notify those individuals that these agreements are void or risk legal liability under a new...more

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(Podcast) California Employment News: Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements

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New legislation coming into effect in 2024 could have CA employers facing greater risks when it comes to using and enforcing non-compete agreements. Ryan Abernethy and Nikki Mahmoudi discuss the enforceability of non-compete...more

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California Employment News: Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements

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New legislation coming into effect in 2024 could have CA employers facing greater risks when it comes to using and enforcing non-compete agreements. Ryan Abernethy and Nikki Mahmoudi discuss the enforceability of non-compete...more

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PEO Pointers: 2-Step Plan to Comply with Surprising New California Non-Compete Law

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Welcome to “PEO Pointers,” a regular series of quick-read alerts to keep PEOs and their client companies up to speed on the latest issues affecting the industry and what they can do to ensure compliance. Today’s topic: new...more

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Governor Newsom Signs Bill Reinforcing State’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements

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On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will reinforce the state’s ban on noncompete agreements in employment by making it unlawful for employers to mandate that employees sign...more

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Golden State Crackdown on Non-Competes: California Enacts Second Non-Compete Law To Curtail Use of Non-Competes With Employees

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California has done it again! We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements....more

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4 Things Employers Need to Know About the New Noncompete Laws in California

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Everyone knows that noncompete agreements are generally unenforceable in California and there’s not much more to be said, right? California lawmakers think differently and thus have taken steps to equip employees with new...more

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Will California's New Statute Invalidating Non-Compete Agreements Be Subject To Constitutional Challenge?

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Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution prohibits a state from passing any law impairing the obligation of contracts.  A similar prohibition is found in Article 1, Section 9 of the California Constitution. ...more

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Newly Minted California Law Declares Void Noncompete Agreements Unenforceable Regardless Of Where They Were Signed

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Since at least 1941, California has declared, with certain limited exceptions, that every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to that extent void". ...more

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New California Non-Compete Law Furthers the State’s Employee Mobility Protections and Seeks to Void Out of State Employee...

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On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. Specifically, the new law...more

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New Golden State Law To Create Gold Rush Litigation Testing Non-Compete Agreements

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For over two decades, California law concluded non-compete agreements are not enforceable in the context of employment, Edwards v. Anderson, 44 Cal.4th 937 (2008) and even created a public policy claim against employers...more

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

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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

Allen Matkins

California Asymmetrical Approach To Non-Competes

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One unintended consequence of California's voiding of many non-compete agreements is that it puts California employers at a disadvantage with respect to employee recruitment.  Employers in other states are free to hire away...more

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Bill Would Authorize Disbarment Of Attorneys Who Enter Into Non-Competes With Their Employees

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California lawyers are well aware of this state disfavors covenants not to compete.  California Senator Kevin McCarty would like to increase the level of hostility by adding a provision to the Business & Professions Code...more

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