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Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Urges US Attorney General to Unilaterally Override Biden-Era NLRB Decisions

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/14/2025

The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) – an association of several hundred employers and employer associations – sent letters to US Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to...more

Unpacking the Biden Administration’s Last-Minute Antitrust Worker Protections

McDermott Will & Schulte on 1/23/2025

In the final week of the Biden administration, the antitrust enforcement agencies – the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) – released two policies potentially impacting labor markets. The...more

Federal Crackdown on Worker Mobility Restrictions Continues Despite Early Setbacks

DLA Piper on 11/11/2024

Throughout the Biden Administration, worker mobility has been a touchstone of federal antitrust enforcement priorities. Despite several previous and well-publicized setbacks, federal agencies continue to pursue enforcement...more

NLRB Regional Director Targets No-Poach Agreements in Latest Complaint

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 9/17/2024

On September 12, 2024, the Regional Director for Region 22 (Newark) filed a complaint against Planned Companies, a building maintenance and services provider based in New Jersey alleging that its use of no-poach agreements...more

Beltway Buzz - August 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/3/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Did the Supreme Court Just Make It Harder for the FTC to Block Mergers?

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 6/21/2024

For most litigated mergers, the preliminary injunction hearing is decisive: if the FTC or DOJ obtains a preliminary injunction, parties frequently abandon the deal before the case is fully litigated on the merits, and...more

2023 Trade Secrets End of Year Report

ArentFox Schiff on 3/13/2024

2023 was a banner year for trade secrets, non-competes, and other restrictive covenants. Employee non-competes continued to garner attention at the federal agency level, drawing commentary and action from the Federal Trade...more

Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/2/2023

Our downloadable report, Legal Insights for Manufacturing, explores how the business, legal, and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. This year, our report...more

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/11/2023

The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

NLRB’s GC Piles on to Increase Regulatory Scrutiny of Non-Compete Agreements

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/23/2023

As we have often discussed, the National Labor Relations Board under the Biden administration has prioritized expanding employees’ rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). Most recently, in GC...more

NLRB General Counsel Asserts Non-Competes Violate the National Labor Relations Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/1/2023

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo’s efforts to alter the labor and employment landscape continue. The GC’s latest controversial enforcement memorandum (GC Memo 23-08) asserts that...more

Emerging Issue: AI Governance

Lippes Mathias LLP on 4/4/2023

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence have dominated the news recently in fascinating ways. Generative AI chatbots demonstrated seemingly spontaneous responses to test users. Visual artists filed a class action lawsuit to...more

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum on Electronic Monitoring of Employees

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 11/14/2022

On October 31, 2022, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a Memorandum regarding new challenges that employers will face for the electronic monitoring and algorithmic...more

Labor Unions and "Protected Concerted Activity:" What Private Employers – Unionized or NOT – Need to Know in 2022

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 8/19/2022

Employers, it seems, can't catch a break these days. They build businesses. They take risks. They face increasing supply costs, supply-chain problems, interest rates, and staff-shortages...more

Policy Matters Newsletter - August 2022

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/16/2022

Inflation Reduction Act Of 2022. After the so-called “vote-a-rama,” that lasted all night and into the morning last Saturday / Sunday, the Senate finally voted to pass the Act through reconciliation, by a 51-50 vote margin...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/11/2022

1. The National Labor Relations Board clarified its rerun election procedures in cases of uncontested election misconduct. Dynamic Concepts, 371 NLRB No. 117 (July 22, 2022). After losing an election to represent the...more

DOJ and FTC Enter Separate MOUs With the NLRB to Enhance Worker Protections and Competition in U.S. Labor Markets

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/8/2022

In the latest employment-related collaborations under President Biden, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) both recently announced new partnerships with the National...more

The NLRB and FTC Agree to Collaborate: What This Means for Employers

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/5/2022

If we were to tell you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “Regarding Information Sharing, Cross-Agency Training, and...more

Reaction and Response to the FTC & DOJ Workshop on Labor Market Competition

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/23/2021

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a virtual workshop on December 6-7, 2021, bringing together agency representatives, lawyers, economists, academics, and other experts to discuss...more

Bipartisan Federal Legislation Introduced to Drastically Modify NCAA’s Current Infractions Process

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/4/2021

A little more than two years ago, James Wiseman was the University of Memphis’ prize recruit expected to lead that school back to the Final Four. Now, following his very limited college career that was plagued by allegations...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2020

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/6/2020

CLIENT ALERT: FAR Council Changes Rules Regarding Small Business Rerepresentation / Recertification and Multiple Award Contracts - On February 27, 2020, the FAR Council published a final rule that amends the Federal...more

Employment Flash - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/26/2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

Beltway Buzz - August 2019 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/23/2019

EEO-1 on Appeal. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its appeal of the March 4, 2019, district court decision that reinstituted the 2016 EEO-1 wage and hour reporting scheme. The DOJ argued to the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/21/2019

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - General Services Administration - According to Law360, GSA is seeking up to $20 billion worth of information technology services from disadvantaged small businesses and has...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update January 2019 #3

Cozen O'Connor on 1/18/2019

Consumer Protection Massachusetts Attorney General Settles With Tax Preparation Company Over Allegedly Misleading and Deceptive Advertisements Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with tax preparation...more

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