Minnesota’s legislature passed a slew of laws in the 2022-23 session. One that continues to generate a fair amount of buzz among employers is the ban of virtually all noncompete agreements entered... Read more »
Takeaway: Employers should not hesitate to enforce employment agreements if they have a substantial, verifiable claim against a former employee. A former employee was ordered to pay $1.7 million in damages and... Read more »
Takeaway: This ruling is an example of the impact that enforcement agency interpretations of applicable laws can have when the statutes are silent or ambiguous with regard to a specific issue. Courts... Read more »
McDonald’s is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case to determine whether franchises can enforce rules against hiring another franchisor’s employees within the same chain. The fast-food giant submitted an... Read more »
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, died Dec. 1 at the age of 93. She occupied a powerful role on the court in a number of employment law cases,... Read more »
On Nov. 27, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unveiled draft automated decision-making technology (ADMT) regulations that would set forth new protections for employees and consumers. The draft ADMT regulations would govern... Read more »
There are many reasons why employers may choose not to report their nonbinary employees on the EEO-1 form, which is due Dec. 5. These reasons include—according to Denise Visconti, an attorney with... Read more »
On Nov. 17, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 4516, which amends Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law to restrict certain terms from being included... Read more »
Takeaway: This case underscores the need to keep any suspicions of employee misconduct confidential. Such suspicions, no matter how well-founded, should be communicated only in good faith on a limited basis to... Read more »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act. The new law amends California Labor Code sections 98.6, 1102.5, and 1197.5 to create a rebuttable presumption... Read more »
