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2025 Session of the Virginia General Assembly Roundup

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Expansion of Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements for “Low-Wage” Employees - Virginia already prohibits employers from entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce non-compete agreements against “low-wage...more

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Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2024

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It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we’ll see in the workplace in the coming year, especially given the recent volatility we’ve experienced and expect for the foreseeable future. Despite the ever-present...more

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Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law: Key Changes, Requirements, and Limitations

On Aug. 13, 2021, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Illinois Senate Bill 672 (the “Amendment”), an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”) that significantly limits an employer’s ability to bind employees...more

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Reminder: Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law Takes Effect on January 1, 2022

As we previously reported, a new amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS § 90) regarding the use of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictive covenants for Illinois employees will take effect on January...more

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Change in the Commonwealth: Reviewing Virginia’s Expansive New Employment Legislation Taking Effect Today

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For months, Virginia employers have heard about the new wave of employee-friendly legislation that will create additional costs and challenges for Virginia employers.  Today, as Virginia enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan,...more

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Virginia Employment Law Changes: Looking Back at 2019 and Ahead at 2020

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As sophisticated employers know, an employer must track and comply with developments not only in federal law, but also state and local law. This blog post details key changes in employment laws in the Commonwealth of Virginia...more

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Maine and New Hampshire Join National Trend, Enacting Laws Prohibiting Non-Competes for Lower-Wage Workers

As we have previously discussed, there is an ongoing trend of states prohibiting the use of non-compete agreements in certain situations, including with lower-wage workers. Maine and New Hampshire are the most recent...more

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Noncompete Reform Continues in New England: Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island All Pass New Laws

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Noncompete reform continues to crop up in New England. We previously wrote about comprehensive reform in Massachusetts late last year, and now three more states have passed legislation in recent weeks. All three states –...more

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Elizabeth Warren Becomes Latest Candidate To Unveil Pay Equity Plan

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A few months ago, Kamala Harris unveiled an ambitious plan to introduce stricter legal measures to force employers to comply with pay equity standards. Fellow senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has...more

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Seattle Delays I-124 Medical Requirements

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Pending the results of a lawsuit challenging the medical requirements under the Hotel Employees Health and Safety Initiative (“I-124”), the City of Seattle has agreed to delay enforcement of Part 3 of that law. Part 3...more

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Illinois Attorney General Wages War Against Low-Wage Non-Competes

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Last week, the Attorney General of Illinois filed suit against Check Into Cash, LLC, alleging that the payday lender required its low-wage customer service employees to agree to illegal non-compete agreements in violation of...more

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Will Minimum Wage Hikes Kill Restaurant Jobs?

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In 1981 “Video Killed the Radio Star” was the first music video MTV broadcast in the United States. The song was actually written a couple of years earlier, appeared on an album entitled The Age of Plastic by the Buggles, and...more

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Is Your Missouri Non-Compete Enforceable?

With employee mobility and desire for flexible work arrangements continually increasing, some employers are turning to non-compete agreements to limit the disruption to their workforces. But as some employers have been using...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Employers Should Keep An Eye On the Non-Compete Reform Movement

Employers who require all employees to sign a form non-competition agreement regardless of the state in which the employee is located or the type of work performed by the employee should think twice before doing so. Recent...more

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Government Attacks on Non-Compete Agreements Continue

Non-compete agreements have long been used by employers as an effective tool to protect their valuable trade secrets and confidential information. However, employers’ overuse of non-compete agreements and employers’ practice...more

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Settlement of Wage Claims Under FLSA Must Now be Approved by the Court

A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that parties may not stipulate to dismiss cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act without court approval. This ruling may make it more...more

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