Wage and Hour, Unfair Competition, Employment Contract

ALERT: New Washington Supreme Court Ruling on Noncompete Agreements

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC on 2/4/2025

Recently, the Washington Supreme Court held that noncompete agreements for employees earning less than twice the minimum wage must be reasonable and narrowly construed. The court found that prohibiting employees from...more

DOJ, FTC Issue Updated Antitrust Guidance for Employers on Business Activities Affecting Workers

McGuireWoods LLP on 1/20/2025

On Jan. 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued new Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers, replacing the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource...more

April and May Showered Employers with Legal Developments Locally and Nationwide

Miller Nash LLP on 5/31/2024

April and early May have been busy times for employment practitioners. From noncompete bans to agencies issuing new gender discrimination guidance, the spring “showers” of laws and regulations and court decisions discussed...more

Noncompete, Overtime Rules Change, But Legal Challenges Remain

DarrowEverett LLP on 4/24/2024

April 23, 2024, was a big day for the Biden Administration, as the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) almost simultaneously launched new revamped rules which will affect millions of...more

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

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 2/16/2023

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

Are Your Noncompete Agreements Dying of Old Age?

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/16/2019

Key Points - • Tight labor markets are leading courts and legislatures to closely scrutinize noncompetes and other restrictive covenants. • If there are changes in an employee’s job and/or the company’s business, it...more

Even More Reason for Manufacturers to Update Their Employment Agreements

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/16/2015

In an increasingly competitive landscape, a manufacturer’s significant employees may hold the “keys to the kingdom.” Loss of such a worker to a competitor could have a substantial impact on future business growth. Many...more

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