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Mayor Bowser Signs Broad DC Noncompete Ban – Certain Requirements Apply to...
As we reported here last month, on Dec. 15, 2020, a unanimous District of Columbia City Council approved a broad ban on noncompete agreements and “moonlighting” policies that would be among the most...
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New Administration’s Revamping of Labor Department’s OFCCP Signals New...
In his first week in office, President Joe Biden revamped the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and immediately signaled more aggressive enforcement of...
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D.C. Circuit Says NLRB Must Explain Its Decision-Making
Court Remands NLRB Decision for Failing to Distinguish Contrary Precedent A shift in the political party at the White House generally means a corresponding shift in philosophy for the National Labor...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Law Encourages New Yorkers to Get Vaccinated
Really … another new paid leave requirement from New York? Yes indeed. On Friday, March 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed a new law amending New York’s Labor Law and granting employees up to four hours...
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Employers May Need to Update Their Severance Agreement Templates by April 1
Acronyms make us do things. AWOL makes us go looking for someone, BOGO makes us buy two of something we didn’t need one of, and NSFW makes us cover our screen and hope no one has already walked by. The...
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New Decade, Same Rules: Noncompetes in Texas 10 Years After Marsh USA Inc. v....
Under Texas law, to establish an enforceable covenant not to compete, the first question is often whether the covenant is supported by adequate consideration. Unlike many states, in Texas, an employer...
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Illinois Enacts New Background Check Requirements
Background check compliance has been a technical minefield for years. Federal, state and local requirements differ, meaning that multistate employers have a lot to keep track of. Illinois just planted...
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Taking Tips? Department of Labor Announces Timing for Tipped Employee Final...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this week announced the timing for implementation of its much-awaited Final Rule controlling which employees can participate in a mandatory tip pool and changes to...
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Only Two Weeks Remaining for Connecticut Employers to Meet Their Sexual...
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) recently extended the deadline for employers to complete sexual harassment training as required under the Time’s Up Act (the Act)....
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UPDATED: COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Law Encourages New Yorkers to Get...
This article is a revised version of our March 18, 2021 publication. Really … another new paid leave requirement from New York? Yes indeed. On Friday, March 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed a new law...
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Eleventh Circuit Holds Websites Are Not Places of Public Accommodation and...
In a win for businesses, on April 7, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in Juan Carlos Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., that websites are not “places of public accommodation”...
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Windy City Employers Take Note: New Chicago Ordinance Outlining Rights and...
Chicago recently passed an ordinance outlining employees’ rights and employers’ obligations in connection with getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Employers should be aware of these key provisions of the...
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Schrödinger’s Cat? Ninth Circuit Disrupts Trucking Industry with Contractor...
Have you heard of Schrödinger’s cat? It’s not a real cat, like Felix or Brian Setzer. It’s a hypothetical, seemingly impossible cat that exists only in the world of quantum physics. Schrödinger’s cat...
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Screening Employees for Marijuana in New York Goes Up in Smoke
Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which legalized adult (21 years of age and up) use and possession of up to three ounces of marijuana (or 24 grams...
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Breaking News? DOL Rescinds Independent Contractor Rule That Never Took Effect
Remember when TV news was on at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. and that was it? Every once in a while, there would be a Breaking News! alert, and it was always something really important. They wouldn’t interrupt...
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Deciphering The NY Hero Act: A New NY COVID-19 Worker Protection Law
While New York announced significant easing of COVID-19 restrictions in recent days and weeks, and while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to be loosening its COVID-19-related...
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California Senate Bill 93: Employers, We Have You Covered
On April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 93, which requires certain employers to rehire eligible employees who were previously laid off due to the COVID-19...
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Back to Work: Montana Enacts Pro-Employer Changes to Wrongful Discharge Law...
In a flurry of activity this spring, the state of Montana implemented several changes to how employers may do business in Montana. To start, several amendments to Montana’s Wrongful Discharge from...
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Colorado Joins Coalition of States Expanding Antidiscrimination Laws to...
On May 20, 2021, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law HB21-1108, known as the Gender Identity Expression Anti-Discrimination Act (the Act). In relevant part, the Act updates Colorado’s...
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Texas Passes Bill Prohibiting Businesses From Requiring Vaccine Passports for...
On June 7, 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continued to emphasize that Texas is open for business by signing into law S.B. 968, which prohibits Texas businesses from requiring customers to provide...
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