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Oct 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Linda Jackson |Michael K. Molzberger |Matthew F. Prewitt
On October 7, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a memorandum reinforcing her stance that most post-employment noncompete agreements violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In the memorandum, Abruzzo urges the NLRB to take action to remedy the “harmful effects” of the use and application of noncompetes and scrutinizes certain “stay-or-pay” provisions.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Darlene Davis |Kevin Alonso |Linda Jackson |Matthew F. Prewitt
Skip to main content October 09, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 283 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Darlene Davis |Kevin Alonso |Linda Jackson |Matthew F. Prewitt
Skip to main content October 09, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 283 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Linda Jackson
On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), published a controversial enforcement memorandum asserting that most post-employment noncompetition agreements for non-management and non-supervisory employees violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
pressconnects.com | Linda Jackson
The community is excited for the completed Washington Avenue project, new blacktop, and additional lighting in Endicott. Some people have expressed concerns regarding large increases in costs of this project. This is an explanation of some expenses and changes. This engineering firm was chosen because they were $800,000 cheaper than the rest, with a fee of $399,000. They appear to be approaching this as a new construction project rather than a busy existing business district.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Linda Jackson |Michael K. Molzberger |Matthew F. Prewitt
On August 20, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning noncompetes is unlawful and “set aside” the rule. “The Rule shall not be enforced or otherwise take effect on its effective date of September 4, 2024, or thereafter.”The district court’s decision has a nationwide effect. The FTC is very likely to appeal to the Fifth Circuit.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Louis Lehot |Michael K. Molzberger |Linda Jackson |James Erwin
The Labor Department has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests. PERM Processing Times: As of Aug. 1, the department was adjudicating applications filed in July 2023 and earlier, conducting audit reviews on applications filed in December 2022 and earlier and reviewing appeals for reconsideration filed in November 2023 and earlier.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
afslaw.com | Michael K. Molzberger |Linda Jackson |Matthew F. Prewitt |Alexandra Romero
On The district court’s decision has a nationwide effect. The FTC is very likely to appeal to the Fifth Circuit. Meanwhile, employers need not concern themselves for now with the rule’s notice obligations, and the FTC’s purported nationwide bar on noncompetes is ineffective. Employers do, however, need to remain mindful of the broader trend of increasing hostility to employee noncompetes.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
afslaw.com | Linda Jackson
As an increasing number of companies are seeing a mass exodus of employees heading toward competitors, confidential information may be at risk.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Linda Jackson |Michael K. Molzberger |Matthew F. Prewitt
On July 3, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision and order enjoining the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its final rule banning most noncompete agreements. This decision is the expected outcome of the suit. Notably, the court expressly declined to issue a nationwide injunction. Instead, the injunction is limited to the named plaintiffs and does not stay the FTC’s noncompete rule for others.
