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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the new administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Employment Termination Clauses: Lessons From Singh v Clark Builders

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In a recent decision, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta upheld a freely negotiated termination clause with a sophisticated employee despite evolution to the employee’s role over the term of employment. The employee’s...more

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The Federal Trade Commission Ban on Non-Competes and its Impact on Transitioning Representatives and Advisors

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its final rule banning non-compete provisions nationwide (the Rule). While the FTC contends that non-competes keep wages low, suppress new ideas and stifle the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC’s Final Rule Banning Worker Noncompete Clauses: What It Means for Employers

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, issued a final rule that bans noncompete clauses between workers and employers as “unfair method[s] of competition” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, subject...more

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Employment Terms - A View From Both Sides of the Pond

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As businesses look to expand their operations globally, we are increasingly seeing HR leaders taking a strategic view on how they want to engage their workforce across different jurisdictions. There is a greater push from...more

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Big Changes Coming to Colorado Noncompetition Law

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Colorado employers have less than two months to bring their noncompetition restrictions into compliance with HB22-1317, a bill passed by the Colorado Legislature in May 2022. HB22-1317, also known as the Restrictive...more

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Are Your Non-Compete Agreement and Handbook Still Legal? D.C. Joins National Trend by Enacting a Sweeping Ban on Non-Compete...

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In a developing trend, several states have enacted legislation that either restricts an employer's ability to require an employee to sign a non-compete agreement as a condition of employment or outright prohibits non-compete...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Washington, D.C., Passes Sweeping Ban on Non-Compete Clauses and Policies

On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020. Unless the legislation is halted by Congress, the Act will prohibit covered employers from...more

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DC Council Passes One of the Broadest Bans on Non-Competes in the Country

Quick Hit: On December 17, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which, subject to certain very narrow exceptions, will “make void and...more

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Seven Questions That Employers Should Ask Themselves before Discharging an Employee

Employment terminations are serious business and fraught with potential challenges. The simple idea that at-will employees can be discharged for any legal reason without incurring claims, defense costs, and possible...more

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