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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Non-Competes Eased, Anti-DEI Rule Blocked, Contractor Rule in Limbo - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday®

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/23/2025

This week, we’re covering the relaxation of state-level non-compete rules, the recent block of Executive Order 14173’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-related certification requirement, and a federal appeals court’s...more

Legal Shifts from the White House – What Employers Need to Know

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/3/2025

Rapid changes across the federal government are creating tremendous ambiguity for the private sector, particularly around employment and immigration issues....more

What’s Next for the Department of Labor? The Confirmation of Lori Chávez-DeRemer

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 2/27/2025

Last week, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chávez-DeRemer, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for her confirmation hearing. Her...more

Upping the Ante: New Rules and Regulations in Play for In-House Counsel

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 1/9/2025

Four Ward and Smith team members delivered concise, actionable insights on projected governmental and policy changes resulting from the recent elections, the Corporate Transparency Act, the implications of the Chevron...more

Key employment law changes post elections: Insights from our global experts

A&O Shearman on 12/12/2024

Major employment law developments following recent elections - U.K. - The Employment Rights Bill is huge and all-encompassing and is likely, in time, to shift workplace dynamics. While it’s described as “pro-worker and...more

Predicting U.S. Labor & Employment Changes From New Administration

DarrowEverett LLP on 11/20/2024

As with previous shifts between administrations, the upcoming transfer of power from the Biden administration to the return of the Trump administration promises to bring with it a myriad of changes, with labor and employment...more

Competition Currents: Summer 2024 News Round Up

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 9/19/2024

Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside – the antitrust agencies showed no signs of a summer slowdown. Before...more

Employment Law Update - Spring 2024

Willcox & Savage on 6/4/2024

On April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued regulations that ban most non-compete agreements, while the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Rule significantly increasing the minimum salary necessary for a worker...more

Noncompete, Overtime Rules Change, But Legal Challenges Remain

DarrowEverett LLP on 4/24/2024

April 23, 2024, was a big day for the Biden Administration, as the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) almost simultaneously launched new revamped rules which will affect millions of...more

Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/27/2023

After Lengthy Confirmation Fight, Brace For Intrusive EEOC Action. On July 13, the Senate finally confirmed attorney Kaplana Kotagal — whom we have had numerous occasion to discuss in this space — to join the Equal Employment...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/5/2023

Debt Ceiling Disaster Dodged. After months of political posturing, weeks of negotiating, and days of nail-biting, the U.S. Congress approved legislation to lift the debt limit to ensure continued payment of the nation’s...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/24/2023

Senate Committee Vets Biden’s Labor Pick. - On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing on Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s nomination to be...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/13/2023

Biden’s SOTU, Part II. This week, President Biden delivered his second State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. (Over the years, the Buzz has been quite candid with our feelings about the...more

King & Spalding Analysis: Enforcement of Labor Agreements

King & Spalding on 4/20/2022

Recent actions by the Biden administration, including the Treasury Department’s report on the State of Labor Market Competition in the U.S. Economy, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor (DOL) and...more

Federal Agencies Signal Further Hostility Towards Noncompetition Agreements

K&L Gates LLP on 3/23/2022

On 9 July 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (EO) tasking the Treasury Department, in combination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Federal Trade Commission, with...more

Recent Treasury Department Report Emphasizes Fostering Competition in Labor Markets

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/16/2022

Continuing the recent string of actions across the Biden administration in response to the July 2021 Executive Order on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” on March 7, 2022, the US Treasury Department (Treasury)...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Seeks to Boost Competition, HERO Act Guidance, and Key Nominees Advance - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/21/2021

It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we focus on President Biden's recent push to limit non-compete agreements and finalize key labor and employment appointments. Biden Executive Order Seeks to Boost Competition President...more

What Can Employers Expect From the Biden Administration?

ArentFox Schiff on 2/10/2021

In brief: A sharp pivot toward employee- and union-friendly executive actions and legislation. Here’s what we mean. Executive Order 13950 - As we’ve reported, President Biden Revokes Executive Order 13950 | Arent Fox,...more

January 2021: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 2/9/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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