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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

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New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

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My Employees Have Seen Too Much. Can I Make Them An Offer They Can’t Refuse?

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It is common knowledge that employers have a vested interest in the confidentiality and discretion of their employees, especially in emerging or sensitive industries. ...more

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Is the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes a Non-Issue?…Not Yet

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There is much uncertainty about the future of FTC's new rule (the “FTC Rule”) making most non-compete agreements unlawful and barring employers from enforcing past non-compete clauses against nearly all employees and...more

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FTC Final Rule Banning Non-Competes Faces Uncertainty

The Federal Trade Commission’s final rule banning non-competes was published in the Federal Register Tuesday, potentially becoming effective on September 4, 2024. The new rule would prohibit employers from imposing...more

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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted in favor of issuing a Final Rule banning non-compete agreements, declaring them an unfair method of competition.  The Final Rule will go into effect 120 days after being...more

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How Will Proposed FTC Rule on Non-Compete Agreements Affect Your Business?

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule that, if enacted, would amount to a near-total ban on the use of non-compete agreements nationwide. If enacted as written, the FTC’s proposed...more

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Why Ontario Employers Should Review Employment Contracts Now

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Key Highlights - - Employers likely need to update terms in employment contracts on termination provisions, restrictive covenants and arbitration clauses. - Five practical tips for Ontario employers as they review and...more

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Year-End Review of Key Trade Secret Decisions

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A trade secret is any information used in one's business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret. Due in...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Appellate Panel Affirms Injunction Blocking Use Of Employee Non-Solicitation Provision In Dispute Between Travel Nurse...

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On November 1, 2018, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District affirmed a trial court’s ruling in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. et al., Case No. D071924, Cal. App (2018) which (1)...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

White House Continues Attack on Non-Compete Agreements

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“State Call to Action on Non-Compete Agreements” is the White House’s latest in a series of Executive Branch missives decrying the purported misuse of non-competition agreements by employers across the country....more

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The Newly Enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act: What Retailers Should Know

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On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the DTSA), creating the first Federal civil cause of action for misappropriation of trade secrets. The DTSA overlaps substantially with,...more

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Massachusetts Federal Court Refuses to Transform Non-Disclosure Agreement into a Non-Competition Agreement

A recent decision from the Massachusetts federal district court serves as a good reminder to Massachusetts employers that courts are unlikely to view the breach of a non-disclosure/confidentiality agreement as justification...more

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