The Birth of Another Form of Paid Leave: Prenatal Leave for New York-Based...
Over the weekend, the New York State Legislature passed the state budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget contains expanded access to paid leave for pregnant employees, including up to 20 hours of...
View ArticleFederal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements,...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning all future and most existing non-compete clauses, with few narrow exceptions for senior executives. The rule, however,...
View ArticleA New Federal Overtime Regulation Stands to Alter the FLSA Exemption Status...
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the publication of a new regulation governing the salary minimums applicable to certain exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act; namely, the...
View ArticleFTC Announces Rule Banning Non-Competes
24 April 2024 See how JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® can help you. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s recent decision to ban non-compete agreements marks a pivotal shift in employment regulations...
View ArticleFranchising Is Safe from the National Ban on Non-Compete Agreements. Right?
By now you’ve probably heard that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a new rule severely restricting the use of non-compete agreements in the United States. You also might have heard that a...
View ArticleWachtell Lipton Discusses FTC’s Sweeping Ban on Employment Non-Competes
In a public meeting Tuesday, a divided Federal Trade Commission voted along party lines to issue a final rule prohibiting non-compete clauses for nearly all U.S. workers. The FTC previously published...
View ArticleFTC’s Final Rule: Understanding the Ban on Non-Compete Clauses
On April 23, 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule on non-competition clauses, voting 3-2 to adopt the final regulations, known as the “Non-Compete Clause...
View ArticleFTC Bans Noncompete Agreements: What employers need to know about the FTC’s...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Final Rule (the “Rule”) prohibiting the use of non-compete restrictive covenants (with a limited exception) throughout the United States...
View ArticleOnce More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends: More Regulatory Overreach by the FTC
Go big or go home, they say. It’s not really an either-or choice: one can go big, and then go home. Not infrequently, an attempt to go big is what gets one sent home. The Federal Trade Commission...
View ArticleCumberland Social Workers Intensify Strike Over Job Grading Issues
The strike involves how the roles of these social workers are graded, which directly affects their compensation.
View ArticleThe Federal Trade Commission Issues a Final Rule Banning Most Worker...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted on April 23 to approve a final rule banning most non-compete agreements between employers and their workers (Final Rule). The Final Rule is scheduled to go...
View ArticleFTC’s Non-Compete Ban: A Shakeup for Media, Entertainment, and Online...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently banned most non-compete agreements, impacting how businesses operate across the board. This is particularly interesting for media, entertainment, and online...
View ArticleWeek in Review
IN THE NEWS President Biden signed a bill into law that requires the Chinese company Bytedance to divest from TikTok within nine months. Under the law, Bytedance must give up its control of the social...
View ArticleHollywood Utility Bucket Truck Accidents
Utility workers rely on bucket trucks to access overhead wires and workplaces. As the name implies, this truck has a container or bucket where workers can climb in with their tools and equipment so...
View ArticleHeard About the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes? The Truth Is Worse
By Scott R. Flick On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new rule banning employee non-compete agreements, treating them as harmful and an “unfair method of competition.” This includes...
View ArticleWhat Does Workers’ Compensation Cover?
Workplace injuries happen, even when workplace safety protocols are in place and diligently followed. That’s why workers’ compensation insurance exists. This vital safety net is there for you if you’ve...
View ArticleSecurity Negligence? Lenox at Patterson Place Apartments Shooting in Durham,...
Lenox at Patterson Place Apartments Shooting in Durham, NC Leaves One Man Fatally Injured. (ABC11.com) Did negligent security contribute to this shooting and are justice and compensation available to...
View ArticleFTC ISSUES RULE BANNING EMPLOYEE NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
April 26, 2024 | By: H. Scott Johnson, Jr. On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing a final rule that will essentially ban employers’ use of non-compete...
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