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States Step In To Fill Void Left by FTC Noncompete Rule

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The FTC’s noncompete rule, which proposed to ban nearly all noncompetes, was enjoined by a Texas District Court in August 2024. While the FTC has launched a Joint Labor Task Force focused on “rooting out and prosecuting...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 21, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week, bills passed the Montana and Arkansas legislatures while bills advanced in Alabama, Florida, Oregon, and Texas. Below is the fifteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in...more

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Blue States Push Back: Legislative Responses to Trump Administration Initiatives

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In the wake of Trump administration executive orders and regulatory actions, Democratic-led states across the nation have taken bold steps to counteract policies they view as regressive. There are 17 states that are led by...more

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PFAS Legislative & Regulatory Developments – First Quarter 2025

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As President Joseph Biden wound down his time in office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) undertook significant efforts to finalize the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). While it remains...more

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US Privacy Update: Where Things Stand at the Start of Q2 2025

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Three months into 2025, there appears to be no slowdown in the flood of privacy legislation being considered and enacted by both Congress and state legislatures. Since the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act was passed...more

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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

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Florida Adds a New Twist to Consumer Privacy Patchwork

On May 9, 2023, the Florida legislature passed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), which adds a new twist to the growing body of state consumer privacy laws. The bill now heads to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk, and it is...more

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CCPA May Soon Apply to Employee and B2B Information

Companies subject to California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may soon need to figure out how to scale their privacy compliance programs to include employee and B2B information. The current exemptions that exist for most of...more

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Bill Would Urgently Remove Limitation On Virtual Shareholder Meetings And Allow Utopian Meetings

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The last sentence of California Corporations Code Section 600(e) imposes a significant limitation on the ability of California corporations to hold virtual-only meetings...more

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Marijuana Legalization Update: Early 2021 Legislative Developments

In November 2020, voters in five states (Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota) voted in favor of legalizing medical and/or recreational marijuana. Since then, there have been several developments within...more

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