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Data Driven Compliance: Understanding the UK’s New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense with Sam Tate
(Podcast) The Briefing: No CTRL-ALT-DEL For the Server Test
Podcast - The 3 Core Themes of Trial Law: Know Your Court
The FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements | What You Need to Know
The Chartwell Chronicles: Florida Workers' Compensation
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates
The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network: An In-Depth Conversation
Policyholders vs. Insurers: 3 Arguments to Make When Selecting Defense Counsel & Hourly Rates
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: The Mechanics of Multidistrict Litigation: Streamlining Complex Cases
The Chartwell Chronicles: Medical Provider Claims
A General Overview of Maryland Workers' Compensation
Elements and Defenses to Claim Petitions
NGE On Demand: The (Dilatory) Forum Defendant Rule and Snap Removal with Nick Graber
Redefining Personal Jurisdiction: SCOTUS rules on the Ford Cases [More with McGlinchey Ep. 19]
Workers' Compensation Academy: 2020: A Unique Year in Many Ways Including Changes in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 263: Listen and Learn -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Issues, Venue, and Jurisdiction by Kristhy Peguero and Jennifer Wertz
Podcast: CFIUS Update: Key Takeaways from the FIRRMA Implementing Regulations
Florida’s CHOICE Act, short for “Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth” (CHOICE), is now law. For details of the Act, see Florida’s CHOICE Act Offers Employers Unprecedented Tools...more
Member Jen Rubin is joined by Associate Tom Pagliarini to discuss the strategic use of restrictive covenants in private equity transactions. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed to help employers...more
Walkers have represented the owners of almost 200 residential properties in a successful appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council concerning the enforceability of recreational golf and beach access rights. ...more
Seventh Circuit upholds forfeiture-for-competition provision in restricted stock unit agreement - A Seventh Circuit panel, in LKQ Corporation v. Rutledge, held that an employer could enforce a “forfeiture-for-competition”...more
The Federal Trade Commission, in a tight 3-2 vote, recently voted to adopt a rule banning non-compete agreements nationwide. Noncompete agreements have never been regulated at the federal level and the FTC’s adoption of its...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), pursuant to sections 5 and 6(g) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (the “Act”), issued their final “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (Rule). This Rule provides that non-competes...more
As covered in an earlier client alert by our firm, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s final Non-Complete Clause Rule—if it survives legal challenges and becomes effective—would ban most post-employment non-compete...more
A federal court in Minnesota recently granted Toro’s motion for a preliminary injunction against two former employees, while dismissing their new employer, a Canadian manufacturer, for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Toro...more
Hiring an applicant who has a non-compete or non-solicit agreement with a prior employer creates risk for the both the individual and the new employer. The prior employer can sue both the applicant for violating the contract...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers required their employees to work remotely to comply with state mandates and ensure their employees’ and customers’ health and safety. That resulted in a shift in attitudes...more
Series 3, 10 in 10: Issue 1 - Non-compete agreements are coming under increased scrutiny across the United States with several states and municipalities implementing new restrictions on these agreements in the employment...more
Your business thrived in spite of COVID and you need to relocate and expand your facility. So you found a suitable parcel of property on the edge of town – it's the right size and is served by all the necessary utilities... ...more
As States continue to diverge in their interpretation and enforcement of restrictive covenant agreements, it is now more important than ever to ensure those agreements are drafted to conform with jurisdiction-specific laws....more
• Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed into law the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (Act), governing noncompetition agreements signed on or after Oct. 1, 2018, by employees and independent contractors...more
Against the backdrop of a continuing trend of low rates of unemployment throughout the United States, there has been a recent surge of people searching for new and better jobs. As a result, there has also been increased...more
Contrary to common perception, California employees who signed restrictive covenants prior to January 1, 2017 are not completely immune to enforcement of all restrictions on competition. For the second time in several years,...more
Hearkening back to the rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, Massachusetts courts (as well as others around the country) have increasingly been asked to analyze the application of California...more
Non-compete agreements, or non-competition agreements, are contracts into which an employer and an employee enter that restricts the work the employee can perform for another company when the employee’s tenure at the employer...more
News & Legislation Update - The UK votes to leave the EU - We could not write a roundup of news stories from the UK without referencing the UK's vote to leave the EU. The so-called "Brexit" has created...more
In This Issue: - SC18921- Redding Life Care, Inc. v. Redding - SC18846- Bauer v. Bauer - SC18947- State v. Charlotte Hungerford Hospital - AC34075- Carrillo v. Goldberg - AC33764- Alarmax...more