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FTC noncompete ban blocked—for now

by John T. Below and Cameron D. Ritsema, Bodman PLC

Aug 21, 2024 · HR Alerts · California · New York · Texas · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington
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Despite popularity of remote work, employer comfort levels often still shaky

Legions of office workers have been skipping the commute for a few years now, working remotely in the comfort of their homes and relying on technology to keep them connected to their colleagues. Especially during the...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Improperly classifying workers risks years of litigation, huge damages

On May 2, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a complaint against Medical Staffing of America, LLC, (doing business as Steadfast Medical Staffing) and Lisa Ann Pitts (individually and as the owner and officer...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Millions more U.S. workers eligible for overtime under final DOL rule

Over the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has attempted to increase the number of exempt employees who are eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On April 23, 2024, the DOL...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Viewing the FTC’s noncompete rule from a New Hampshire perspective

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a final rule banning most noncompete agreements. If the rule isn’t stopped by the courts, it will go into effect 120 days after it is officially published. What do...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Clarifying undue hardship standard in response to accommodation requests

A post-pandemic tug of war is playing out between employers calling workers back to the office and employees who want to work from home. Among other reasons, employers focus on the importance of in-person collaboration...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

LA Senate passes restrictions on noncompetes for primary care physicians

As we mentioned in our previous article, the healthcare industry anticipates a significant impact from the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning noncompetes (see “Healthcare industry diagnoses impact of FTC...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Implement fair, transparent compensation practices

Q Are there any laws regulating whether managers and supervisors are allowed to know the compensation of the employees they supervise? There’s currently no law that regulates whether managers and supervisors are allowed...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Regaining your balance when you loan money to employees

Q We loaned an at-will employee money as an advance, and they signed a repayment agreement that said if their employment ended before the loan was fully repaid, the remaining balance would be deducted from their final...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Dell’s new remote work policy sparks debate

Computer technology company Dell has made headlines recently for its new work-from-home policy. According to the policy, fully remote employees will no longer be eligible for promotions. There is an exception, however...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

New DOL and FTC rules (maybe) mandate employment changes

The week beginning April 21, 2024, was a busy and high-profile week for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), both of which issued new rules that require employers to thoroughly review...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

FTC bans noncompetes? Not so fast...

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to issue a final rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements in the employment context. Although the rule is scheduled to go into effect 120 days after it’s...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

FTC announces nationwide ban on noncompetes in the workplace

More than a year after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a game-changing, nationwide ban on noncompete agreements, the agency issued its final rule for implementing the ban on April 24, 2024. The prohibition...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

FTC says noncompetes are over, mostly, and now courts will decide

The general rule on noncompete clauses in the state of Nevada has been unchanged for some time. Unless there’s a public policy reason to declare them void, noncompetes are generally enforceable as long as they are...

Jun 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Employee suit SLAPPed down

A departing employee was accused of deleting her employer’s valuable computer files and responded by filing a malicious prosecution claim against her erstwhile employer. The court determined the lawsuit was prohibited...

May 27, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California