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As organizations prepare for the 2026 Men’s World Cup, co-hosted across 16 North American cities, it is vital for such entities to begin weighing several key considerations to ensure a successful and compliant event. This...more
On May 21, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) filed the Proposed Rule to move marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III of the CSA. In light of the rescheduling marijuana news,...more
DOJ DOUBLES DOWN ON CORPORATE ENFORCEMENT WITH NEW WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM - During the 2024 American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2024 White Collar Conference) earlier in March US Attorney...more
Intellectual Property Alternatives to Noncompetes is Part Three of BakerHostetler's three-part series, "Alternatives to Noncompetes.” Questions & Comments: jsiegal@bakerlaw.com, jacox@bakerlaw.com....more
Artificial intelligence promises to transform the way we live and work and its impact will undoubtedly stretch to every business sector across the globe. This next generation of technology brings exciting possibilities and...more
Despite the unprecedented and sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) to ban post-employment noncompetes, employers should continue to look to applicable state law regarding drafting and enforcing...more
Over the past few years, states across the country have sought to limit or reduce the use of employee non-compete agreements. While some states have imposed outright bans on such agreements, many more have passed laws that...more
Tune in as we discuss “The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020,” a law that is set to take effect in our nation’s capital in 2022. The law essentially bans all employers from entering into any agreements that...more
We are pleased to present the 2021 Williams Mullen CLE Institute, a virtual legal education program aimed to educate and provide timely legal guidance, as well as to help you to secure your CLE credits. Our 2021 programs...more
President Biden has directed the FTC to crack down on non-competition agreements. Non-compete clauses can unfairly hinder the mobility of low-level workers due to disparate bargaining power. Originally Published in...more
As we previously reported, earlier this year the District of Columbia enacted the The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (the “Act”), which creates the broadest non-compete ban in the country. The Act essentially...more
Note - This article has been updated to reflect that the amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act discussed in our June 9, 2021 article have now been signed into law. The law goes into effect January 1, 2022. Joining...more
On August 13, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS § 90), which imposes restrictions on the use of non-competition and non-solicitation (employee and...more
Peloton has recalled all of its treadmill models—the Tread+ and Tread—“less than a month after it fought the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as it warned that dozens of injuries and one death of a child had been...more
The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business1 . 1 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or business entity is quick and easy, labor and employment laws are much...more
On December 15, 2020, the District of Columbia Council unanimously passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020, under which the District of Columbia joins California and a small handful of jurisdictions...more
In short, the petitioners asked for a rule that non-competes are an unfair method of competition that is illegal per se under Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Further, they asked that any employer presenting,...more
On 9 January 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public workshop in Washington, D.C. to assess whether it should "promulgate a Commission Rule that would restrict the use of non-compete clauses in employer-employee...more
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
The updated USMCA was signed on December 10, 2019. These are not business-as-usual times in the trading world. As we know, there is the ongoing trade war with China, Brazil and Argentina are back in the steel and aluminum...more
Following in the footsteps of its neighbors Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, Rhode Island recently enacted legislation that restricts the use of non-competition agreements with certain types of employees. The Rhode...more
This is the third blog by our Trade Secrets , Computer Fraud & Non-Competes team dealing with Washington state’s House Bill 1450, which dramatically alters non-compete agreements within the state. This blog discusses...more
As reported by Trade Secrets Watch last month, several states (including Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island) recently passed legislation curtailing the use of non-compete agreements. Now, the federal government...more
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
Rhode Island is the latest state to jump on the bandwagon of limiting the application of non-compete agreements, with its Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act (the “Act”)....more