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Our story begins like this: Your business is notified of a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Unfair Labor Practice Charge (the “Charge”). You’re about to email your lawyer when—here’s the twist—you learn your company is one of two named in the Charge. You might be considered a joint employer. When can this happen, what does …
Continue reading “Who’s the Boss? Understanding Joint Employment Under the NLRA”
Not so fast and not so final – for now. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas sided with a plaintiff group comprised of a limited liability company, a coalition of various business groups, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and set …
Continue reading “Federal Judge Sets Aside the FTC’s Noncompete Ban”
During an Open Commission Meeting on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing the Noncompete Clause Rule (the “Final Rule”), which, with limited exceptions, makes it unlawful to enter into noncompete agreements with workers[1] on or after the Final Rule’s effective date, which is 120 days after its publication …