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New Legislative Session, New Attempts at Banning Non-Competes in New York (City)
March 13, 2024 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Talia Weseley
Profit-Sharing Arrangement Tied To Employer’s Overall Profits Not Subject to Massachusetts Wage Act
February 20, 2024 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Tom J. Pagliarini
Hiring Across the 49th Parallel: Traps for the Unwary for Cross-Border US-Canada Hires
February 14, 2024 | Blog | By David Lagasse, Brad Tartick, Marc Aspis, Patrick Denroche
Sports Gambling in the Workplace: A Safe Bet?
February 10, 2024 | Blog | By Andrew Bernstein, Talia Weseley
Canada Revenue Agency: Remote Workers Payroll Guidance
January 31, 2024 | Blog | By Mitch Frazer, Brad Tartick, Patrick Denroche
The DOL Issues a Final Rule Returning the Independent Contractor Classification Analysis under the FLSA to a More Employee-Friendly Test, Forcing Employers to Think Critically About Their Use of Independent Contractors in the Workplace
January 25, 2024 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis
New York Court Puts Breaks on Manual Worker Weekly Wage Payment Claims
January 23, 2024 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Michael Arnold
New York Governor Vetoes Non-Compete Ban
December 23, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey
Chicago Employers Must Now Provide Sick Leave and PTO to Employees
December 21, 2023 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold, Talia Weseley
Year in Review: Laws Impacting Employee Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Disclosure Agreements – What to Know, What to Do and What to Expect in 2024
December 19, 2023 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Talia Weseley
Many employers experienced whiplash in 2023 from the flurry of judicial, administrative and legislative activity aimed at restricting the use of employee non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements. Can you still require your employees to sign a non-compete agreement? What about requiring your employees to assign their inventions to your business? What updates to your agreement templates are required to ensure compliance with the latest changes in your jurisdiction? We summarize the relevant legal changes below, forecast what employers can expect in 2024 (spoiler alert – expect even more change), and offer practical tips for how best to comply in the ever-changing landscape of employee restrictive covenants.
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New York State Enacts Changes to Employment-Related Confidentiality Provisions
December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
2023 New York Employment Law Roundup
December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
Show Me The Money! Trends in Executive Compensation
November 29, 2023 | Blog | By Benjamin Ferrucci, Marc Aspis
New Year, New Laws: California Employment Law Updates for 2024
November 28, 2023 | Blog | By Kevin Kim, Jennifer Rubin
California employers need to be prepared for new laws that become effective starting in the new year. Here is a brief overview of those laws (including the collection of diversity for venture capital companies, an amendment in non-compete law, new protections for workplace violence and harassment, increased and expanded leaves, new presumption of retaliation for protected activities, and updates to workplace cannabis laws), their effective dates, and what employers should do now to prepare.
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Pay Transparency Law on the Horizon for Massachusetts Employers
October 30, 2023 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis, Danielle Dillon
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