News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

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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 -

FTC Announces New Labor Market Task Force and Prioritizes Worker Protections

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/3/2025

On February 26, 2025, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson issued a memorandum directing the FTC to form a Joint Labor Task Force to prioritize efforts to combat deceptive, unfair, and anti-competitive...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from August 2021

Fisher Phillips on 9/9/2021

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

“Give Me Liberty”: Virginia Legislature Passes Law to Exempt Low-Wage Workers from Employment Restrictions

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/28/2020

Legislators in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the site of Patrick Henry’s infamous “Give me liberty, or give me death” speech, have enacted legislation that gives more liberty to low-wage workers looking to leave for greener...more

Web Exclusive: August 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 9/17/2018

Defending Trade Secrets In The Gig Economy

Fisher Phillips on 10/25/2017

Waking up to news of another major data breach seems to have become a daily routine. On the front pages and cable news, we hear about hackers, rogue governments, and shadowy figures involved with these data breaches. But too...more

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