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Assembly Bill 692: California Passes Prohibition Against Workers Contracting To Repay Debts

Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 692, which adds Section 16608 to the Business and Professions Code and Section 926 to the Labor Code...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Charting Safe Passage Through Caribbean Workforce Restructurings (Podcast)

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Carlos Colón-Machargo and Kate Thompson explore the legal complexities of reductions in force (RIFs) across the Caribbean.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

FTC Abandons Nationwide Noncompete Ban And Pivots To Case-By-Case Enforcement Actions

Ended its multi-year effort to broadly ban employee noncompete agreements by taking steps to dismiss appeals of lower court decisions enjoining its final rule that would have prohibited most employee noncompetes nationwide...

United States Employment

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Outside GC

California Goes After TRAPs And Stay-or-Pay Provisions

The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 692, which restricts employers' ability to enforce training and retention repayment provisions and other stay-or-pay provisions in employment agreements.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

International Employment Law Tracker—October 2025

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

After Abandoning Its Court-Forestalled Nationwide Noncompete Ban, The FTC Is Now Signaling A Case-by-Case Enforcement Strategy For Noncompetes

United States Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

California Seeks To Ban 'Stay Or Pay' Employment Clauses

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

District Court Holds A Financial Advisor Is A Common Law Employee Not Entitled To Business Deductions.

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Employment Law Alert: Employment Considerations During The Government Shutdown

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

How Financial Services And Credit Unions Can Navigate Risks When Structuring Employee Bonus Plans

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

What The Federal Government Shutdown Means For Employers

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Breaking OFCCP News: Catherine Eschbach Leaving OFCCP

United States Government

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The FTC Switches Gears On Noncompete Enforcement

United States Employment

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

FTC Issues Noncompete Warning Letters To Healthcare Employers And Staffing Companies

United States Healthcare

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Duane Morris LLP

Fair Use In AI Training: What Is Considered "Transformative?" (Podcast)

United States Technology

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Strengthening Your Hiring Process (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Offit Kurman

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates | August 2025

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Global Hiring—Choosing Between Employer And Agent Of Record (Podcast)

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Diana Nehro (shareholder, New York/Boston), who is the chair of the Cross-Border Practice Group...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Overview Of Recent Amendments To The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act

On August 15, 2025, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 3638 into law, amending the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (IWTA) and imposing additional obligations...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

FTC Walks Away From Rulemaking— But Not The Fight On Non-Competes

On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "the Commission") cemented a shift in strategy to enforce the antitrust laws against non-compete agreements.

United States Employment

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

New York Considers Broad Legislation Limiting Noncompete Agreements

The latest employment legislation pending before the New York State Assembly seeks to prohibit employers from using noncompete agreements with certain categories of employees.

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

EntertainHR: "Don't Look Back In Anger" By Failing To Include Arbitration Clauses In Employment Contracts

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Forfeiture Clauses Triggered By Non-Solicitation Breaches Do Not Fall Under Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Focuses On Health Care Noncompete Provisions

United States Healthcare

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Issues Letters To Healthcare Employers Regarding Non-Compete Agreements

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

The FTC's Noncompete Ban Is Dead – But Enforcement Is Alive And Well

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

FTC Issues Noncompete Warning To Health Care Employers

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Client Alert: FTC Walks Away From Rulemaking—But Not The Fight On Non-Competes

United States Anti-trust

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

The State Of Employment Law: The Extremes Of State Non-Compete Laws

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

The FTC Takes A Narrower Approach To Non-Compete Regulation

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Hiring Abroad: Employment Law Traps You Can Avoid

Worldwide Employment

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Harris Sliwoski

Client Alert: FTC Walks Away From Rulemaking—But Not The Fight On Non-Competes

On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "the Commission") cemented a shift in strategy to enforce the antitrust laws against non-compete agreements.

United States Anti-trust

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

The State Of Employment Law: The Extremes Of State Non-Compete Laws

If you attended the latest State of Employment Law webinar Bill Nolan and I presented (and, if you didn't, it's not too late to keep an eye out for our next webinar!)...

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

The FTC Takes A Narrower Approach To Non-Compete Regulation

On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission withdrew its appeals in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits of decisions that had enjoined...

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Hiring Abroad: Employment Law Traps You Can Avoid

This post is meant to do two things: highlight that employment law outside the United States is complicated and very different from what you may be used to, and convince you...

Worldwide Employment

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Harris Sliwoski

No More Willy-Nilly: The FTC's New Noncompete Message

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

Employment mediation continues to evolve—driven by rising emotional complexity, changing workplace dynamics and new legal challenges. In this podcast episode...

United States Employment

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JAMS

FTC Moves To Drop Defense Of Non-Compete Clause Rule, But Non-Compete Agreements Remain Of Interest

On September 5, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a strategic shift in its approach to regulating non-compete restrictions.

United States Anti-trust

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Are Salaries Worth It? – When Getting Paid More Than The Award Is Still Not Enough

On Friday 5 September 2025, His Honour Justice Perram delivered judgment in Fair Work Ombudsman v Woolworths and three related proceedings (FWO v Woolworths)...

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

End Of An Era: FTC Backs Away From Nationwide Noncompete Ban

On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to dismiss its appeals in two pivotal cases— Ryan, LLC v. FTC, No. 24-10951 (5th Cir.) and Properties of the Villages v. FTC, No. 24-13102 (11th Cir.)—effectively walking away from its effort to enforce the Noncompete Rule, which attempted to ban most noncompete agreements nationwide.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Citing Legal Challenges, Trump's DOL To Overturn Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule; Will Consider Next Steps For New Rule

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Understanding Employment Law Outside The United States For Multinational Employers – Part 1

Worldwide Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Non-Compete? Non-Solicit? Non-Disclosure? The Basics Of NH Law On Restrictive Covenants In Employment Agreements

United States Employment

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Maryland Imposes Limits On Non-Compete And Conflict Of Interest Clauses For Veterinarians And Healthcare Professionals

United States Employment

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Honigman

10 Compelling Reasons For Employment Arbitration: Eliminating Jury Trials

United States Employment

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Clark Hill

Did The Eleventh Circuit Just Open The Door To Potential Extraterritorial Application Of California's Noncompete Ban?

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

The Lights Don't Always "Guide You Home": Lessons From Astronomer

United States Employment

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Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

The Future Of Work: California Employment Legislation In 2025

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Avoiding Cross-Border Pitfalls—The Importance Of Written Employment Agreements For Foreign Employers Operating In Canada

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Cross-Border Catch-Up: The 468 Rule—What It Means For Hong Kong's Part-Time Workforce (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

Federal Court Invalidates DOE's Title VI Guidance—Key Implications For DEI Compliance

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Federal Trade Commission's Non-Compete Ban Blocked Nationwide

United States Employment

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Honigman

Why Your Employees Are Your Biggest Trade Secret Risk (And What NC Business Owners Can Do About It)

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

DHS Issues E-Verify Status Change Report To Alert Employers Of Revoked Employment Authorizations

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

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Essential Steps To Sell Your Business (Video)

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Offit Kurman

Virginia's New Non-Compete Law And Updates On The DMV Non-Compete Landscape (Video)

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

Navigating The Office: What Does "Cause" Mean? (Video)

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

Massachusetts New Pay Transparency Law Addresses Pay Gaps (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Nationwide Ban On Non-Compete Agreements: Requirements And Texas Court Decision Explained (Video)

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Brennan Manna & Diamond

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