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Update on the State of Non-compete Restrictions (LaborSpeak)
The vast body of restrictive covenant law continues to develop across the country as states navigate refining their approach to non-compete and non-solicitation agreements with some expansions along with the general trend of...more
On July 1, 2025 new increased minimum wage rates will be effective in many California cities and counties. Many municipalities are increasing the minimum wage across the board, and others have industry-specific increases....more
Last August, Sands Anderson reported that the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-competes was probably dead. While many employers likely breathed a sigh of relief after a federal judge in Texas struck down the...more
Effective July 1, 2025, updates to several key Chicago employment laws go into effect, including (1) updates to the Chicago Fair Workweek employee coverage thresholds; (2) updates to the City’s minimum wage; and (3) new...more
A series of employment-related bills have become law and will go into effect in the coming months and years. These new bills contain some significant changes that will likely affect most Washington employers. Understanding...more
Real World Impact: Effective July 2, 2025, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will amend its implementing rules to the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to include the City’s own version of New...more
Oregon’s automatic minimum wage for non-exempt employees is set to increase on July 1, 2025. This minimum wage increase is calculated by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries’ (BOLI) Labor Commissioner. In April, the...more
On December 29, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board instituted an emergency regulation to address occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. This regulation addressed additional...more
Washington State enacted significant amendments to the WA Cares Fund (“WA Cares”), the nation’s first mandatory, publicly funded long-term care insurance program for workers. WA Cares was established under the Long-Term...more
A pair of bills were introduced in the New Jersey Legislature seeking to ban or significantly restrict employers’ ability to enter into and enforce noncompete agreements. The proposed legislation (S4385 and S4386) seeks to...more
Employers operating in Washington State must take steps quickly to comply with a slew of new labor and employment laws passed by the Washington State Legislature during the recent session. These new laws significantly expand...more
A workplace violence prevention law passed by the New York State legislature in June 2024, signed into law by the Governor in September 2024, and amended in February 2025 is set to take effect in part on June 2, 2025. On May...more
On July 1, 2025, new increased minimum wage rates will go into effect in many California cities and counties. Local governments have looked to offset the effects of inflation and have decided to use minimum wage ordinances to...more
In the evening hours of May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed House Bill 567 (the Bill) which effectively repeals the requirements of Proposition A. The Senate adopted the House version of the Bill without adding any...more
On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s automatic minimum wage increase for non-exempt employees will take effect. Under Oregon state law, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) calculates an annual increase to the minimum wage...more
After weeks of anticipation and brewing legal challenges to the impending Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time Law, which is still scheduled to go into effect Thursday, May 1, 2025, employers received some clarity this week from...more
The start of summer is typically marked by a wave of temporary hirings of students and other new employees, with many summer jobs paying those workers the minimum wage. While a series of increases across recent years have...more
Nevada’s sunny and hot summers pose hazards of heat-related illnesses to outdoor workers and non-climate-controlled indoor workers. April 29, 2025 marks a significant milestone for workplace safety in Nevada as the Nevada...more
This summer will be the first for which Maryland employers will need to ensure compliance with the newly established heat management regulations issued by Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSHA),...more
On April 1, 2025, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced that, effective immediately, delivery platform companies must pay delivery workers a minimum...more
Noncompete provisions continue to be governed by a constantly changing patchwork of state level legislation. In general, recent laws tend to limit their use among low wage earners or individuals in certain professions, such...more
On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin signed into law S.B. 1218, which amended Virginia’s non-compete law to expand the definition of “low-wage employees” with whom employers may not enter into non-competition...more
Virginia has expanded its limited prohibitions on the use of noncompetition agreements for “low-wage employees,” which have been in place since 2020. On March 24, 2025, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed Virginia Senate...more
2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more
As 2024 comes to a close, employers should be aware of the hourly minimum wage rate increases set to take effect in various jurisdictions on January 1, 2025. 21 states and 48 local jurisdictions will “ring in” the New Year...more