Boy, that escalated quickly! On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a news release on its first lawsuits to halt enforcement of allegedly unlawful noncompetes. Yesterday, the FTC announced that it plans to ban (almost) all noncompetes. You can read the proposed rule here. Some points of interest:
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a news release: FTC Cracks Down on Companies That Impose Harmful Noncompete Restrictions on Thousands of Workers. This marks “the first time that the agency has sued to halt unlawful noncompete restrictions.” So, why has the FTC entered into an area that is primarily governed by state
NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo on Unlawful Electronic Surveillance and Automated Management Practices – you can read the memo here. Advances in technology, and the proliferation of remote work tools have led to a ton of employer electronic surveillance:For instance, some employers record workers’ conversations and track their movements using wearable devices, cameras, radio-frequency identification
Happy new year, and welcome back to work! Is one of your resolutions to check on your mandatory compliance posters? Yeah, you probably outsource this to a poster service. Nevertheless, I’m here with a quick reminder that the EEOC revamped its poster with the new (and improved?) “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. You
Tomorrow is election day! One more day to scroll past your Facebook friends’ torrent of insufferable political posts.CNBC compiled a 50-state survey: A state-by-state guide to where you’re guaranteed paid time off for voting—and where you aren’t. For my Pennsylvania readers, I’ll spare you the suspense: “States that don’t mandate any time off to
Ah, one of the joys of being an employer (or employment lawyer) . . . the way the law just magically changes depending on who is president. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is 84 years old, and yet we still don’t quite know how to determine who is a covered “employee.” Late last week,
Welp, this is one of those pendulum issues . . . it swings back and forth depending on the administration. Earlier this week, President Biden’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (News Release | NPRM).
Not official use.In short, the proposed rule would make it easier for
Apologies for the brief blogging hiatus – I plan to ramp back up for the Fall. For now, please check out this new whitepaper: New Pennsylvania Wage and Hour Regulations. The new regs primarily address tipped employees and the calculation of the regular rate (for calculating overtime) for nonexempt salaried employees.
Justice Breyer issued his final Supreme Court opinion in Torres v. Texas Dept. of Public Safety. Torres served in the United States Army Reserve in Iraq, where he was exposed to toxic burn pits. He returned with constrictive bronchitis, which prevented him from returning to his employment as a state trooper. So, he sought
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch. Dist. This case has a long and convoluted fact pattern, including a high school football coach leading locker room prayers and post-game religious talks. The school told him to knock that off, and he did. He would later pray on the 50 yard