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DOL Relaunches, Proposes Revisions to Affirmative Action Rules for Veterans and Disabled Workers

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is taking steps to revise and relaunch its affirmative action requirements for veterans and people with disabilities. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Trump Orders Regulatory, Hiring Freeze

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President Trump on Monday issued an Executive Order that prohibits most federal agencies from issuing proposed rules until an administration-appointed agency head reviews the regulation....more

Berkshire

UPDATE: FAR Council Proposals Withdrawn

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In January 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a rule that would One year later on January 8, 2025, the FAR Council has withdrawn their proposed rule....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Jersey Proposal for New Rules Pertaining to Disparate Impact Discrimination

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Q. Is there a new standard in New Jersey for disparate impact discrimination?...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Insight into the FTC’s Proposed Final Rule Potentially Banning Non-Competes: Live Blogging Event

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Welcome, readers, to a significant moment in non-compete law. On Tuesday, April 23rd, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will convene for a special virtual meeting to address non-compete agreements and...more

Polsinelli

Update on the Status of Non-Competes and What to Expect in 2024

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On January 9, 2024, shareholders in our Restrictive Covenant and Trade Secret Practice Group conducted a webinar covering “What Employers Need to Know About Non-Competes in 2024.” A recording of that webinar is available...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

With Proposed Non-Compete Ban, the FTC Joins the Executive Compensation Regulatory Landscape

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Employers are accustomed to following rules related to executive compensation from the DOL, IRS, and SEC.  It may be time to add a new acronym to the list – the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)....more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: What’s Next for Employers?

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Despite the unprecedented and sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) to ban post-employment noncompetes, employers should continue to look to applicable state law regarding drafting and enforcing...more

Polsinelli

FTC Proposed Noncompete Ban Reinforces Need to Protect Competitive Information Now

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As we recently reported, on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule banning the use of non-compete covenants in nearly all circumstances. The FTC is seeking comments on the proposed rule until March 20,...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Overbroad and Overstepping? FTC Moves to Ban Non-Competes Nationwide

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Only days into the new year, the Federal Trade Commission announced a controversial proposed rule that would potentially ban all non-compete agreements nationwide. While the proposed rule would not take effect until the end...more

Lowndes

FTC Seeks Ban on Non-Competes

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that is essentially a blanket ban on non-competes per Section 5 of the FTC Act which prohibits unfair competition. If implemented, the new rule would not...more

Stinson LLP

USCIS Proposes Significant Fee Increases for U.S. Employer Filings

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On January 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule seeking 60-day comment on proposed changes to the fee schedule for benefit requests before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...more

Gray Reed

Navigating the Proposed Elimination of Employee Non-Compete Agreements

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If you have been around Texas construction in the past decade, you’ve no doubt heard about a foreman shopping his crew around. You’ve probably worried about a key superintendent or project manager taking his skills to your...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DOL proposes four-factor test to determine joint employment status

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its latest proposed rule to amend its existing regulations regarding joint employer arrangements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). ...more

McAfee & Taft

U.S. Department of Labor goes on rulemaking frenzy

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been very active in the last couple of weeks. Last month, we alerted employers to newly published proposed rules that would raise the minimum salary level for white collar exemptions....more

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