The first time I sat in an arbitration was back in 1999. Since that time I’ve spent a significant amount of times in one arbitrator and three arbitrator hearings in both construction and employment cases. Here are some thoughts and considerations:1. Not all arbitrators are created equal – do your due diligence2. Arbitration provision usually
The real question is not so much whether a non-compete is fair or not – it is what agency/legislature should have the power to restrict them?
Here’s what the Federal Trade Commission put on its website after Judge Ada Brown’s ruling last week –
On August 20, a district court issues an order stopping the
A few months ago the NRLB made some noise when it imposed restrictions on non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in releases/settlement agreements. Now it’s back at it with non-competes following the footsteps of the FTC.
In her memo, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo asserted that non-compete agreements impact the ability of employees to exercise their right
The FTC has had non-competes in its sights for some time under the Biden administration. Going back to 2021 the administration instructed the FTC to do what is doing now – challenge non-competes. Here is what I said back then:
We’ve got a long way to go before this gets anywhere. First, of all there
Since our last update Texas employers have been confronted with mixed messages on the vaccine mandate. Let’s try to catch up here. Putting politics and science aside we have a conflict between Governor Abbot’s executive order (no vaccines) and the various executive orders from President Biden that are still running through the courts.
The
It’s tough to keep up to date in Texas when it comes to mask/vaccine mandates. We have the interplay of federal/state and local laws and regulations and needless to say on top of the requirements we have a little politics sprinkled on top. So if you are a Texas employer or employee what are the
Back in 2015 there was a lot of publicity about a non-compete Jimmy John’s was implementing for its sandwich makers. Here is what I said back then:
“When news of the Jimmy John’s non-compete came out last October my concern was the impact it would have on businesses with legitimate non-competes. There is always
Back in 2015 there was a lot of publicity about a non-compete Jimmy John’s was implementing for its sandwich makers. Here is what I said back then:
“When news of the Jimmy John’s non-compete came out last October my concern was the impact it would have on businesses with legitimate non-competes. There is
A few years ago I addressed venue provisions in employment contracts (see below). A few additional thoughts –
Over the last few months I’ve started following Formula 1 Racing. There are fast cars with interesting personalities and races all over the world including Austin, Texas in October. It is also a very expensive sport backed by big brands and wealthy people. Without getting into the nuances of race car driving (I couldn’t