Misappropriation of trade secrets can have a significant impact on real world businesses, particularly when they fall into competitors’ hands. The Utah Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) was aimed at preventing such...
Employment Law Letter
The Wyoming Legislature began the 2023 General Session on January 10, 2023. At this early stage of the session, only two employment-related bills have been introduced. Prohibiting mask, vaccine, and testing...
Recent case developments in California have placed companies on alert that arbitration fees must be timely paid or else an arbitration agreement is materially breached and the right to arbitration waived. California...
The California Court of Appeal recently held that whether an employee at a fixed site not owned or leased by the employer is subject to the outside salesperson exemption is determined by the extent to which the employer...
The recently enacted Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2023 (H.R. 2617) included two provisions for pregnant and nursing mothers. Expanded lactation break rights to exempt employees The Providing Urgent Maternal...
On December 21, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation aimed at improving “pay transparency,” which will dramatically affect employers’ job advertisement practices across New York State. Requirements of the new...
New Hampshire is a first-in-the-nation kind of state, and its first-in-the-nation family medical insurance program has made its debut. Open enrollment for the New Hampshire Paid Family Medical Leave (NH PFML) insurance...
Oftentimes, a new year brings changes to state and local laws, and this year is no different. Most Maine employers are now required to payout accrued vacation upon separation of employment. Employers should read up on...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is charged with investigating employment discrimination claims. Sometimes its investigations determine that discrimination has occurred. In such cases, the agency...
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-1 to propose a rule that, if adopted, will dramatically affect companies that use noncompete agreements to protect their business interests. Answers to...
Since its enactment in 1935, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) has been interpreted and enforced by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). It isn’t any secret that the decisions interpreting the NLRA have swung...
A small difference in wages led to a massively complex opinion about how to calculate overtime compensation into a nondiscretionary bonus, whether to apply state or federal law in the calculation, and whether overtime...
This case is simple—straightforward and potentially contradictory language in two dueling statutes related to the date wage payment is due, allowing an employer to meet the letter if not the spirit of the code. Spoiler...
First, the buzz was all about “quiet quitting” as overworked employees quietly cut back on their tasks to help them cope with job stress. That trend was countered with “quiet firing” as supervisors who noticed the...
It’s early in the new year—a time when people often assess priorities and look at what to expect in the future. That goes for human resources thinkers, too. With all the change the workplace has seen over the past few...