G. Scott Fiddler

Sep 13, 2024 | law.com | G. Scott Fiddler

Attorneys tend to dabble in employment law. Dabbling is not really practicing, but it doesn’t mean one can’t bill for it. This dabbling is usually not by design but by necessity. A client calls on a Friday afternoon because they can’t reach their employment lawyer and asks you if they can fire a 70-year-old employee with 45 years’ tenure, or your nephew calls because he just lost his job and wants to know if he can sue.

Aug 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Drab |G. Scott Fiddler

The DecisionOn Tuesday, August 20, 2024, employers throughout the country breathed a sigh of relief when a federal trial judge in Dallas struck down the FTC’s rule banning non-competes. It brought to a conclusion a tumultuous and chaotic summer that had turned employers and workers into court-watchers.

Jul 10, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Drab |G. Scott Fiddler

The RulingOn July 3, 2024, a federal court in the Northern District of Texas issued an injunction against enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-compete agreements (the “Rule”). The Rule was to become effective September 4, 2024. The Court has stated it intends to issue a ruling on the merits on August 30, 2024, less than a week before the Rule is scheduled to take effect.

Jul 9, 2024 | jw.com | G. Scott Fiddler |Michael Drab

By G. Scott Fiddler and Michael DrabThe RulingOn July 3, 2024, a federal court in the Northern District of Texas issued an injunction against enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-compete agreements (the “Rule”). The Rule was to become effective September 4, 2024. The Court has stated it intends to issue a ruling on the merits on August 30, 2024, less than a week before the Rule is scheduled to take effect.

Jun 20, 2024 | law.com | G. Scott Fiddler

I am a trial lawyer. I love employment litigation, but I’ve never represented a company who did. The depositions, the document production, the second-guessing of one’s actions in a public forum are not the sorts of things employers hope for, and having to pay attorneys for the duration only makes the process more painful. Although I now work on the defense side, I dedicated the first part of my career to representing employees almost exclusively.