29 Mar, 2024 The 'Technology Supercycle': A Tech Lawyer's Perspective From SXSW By Brian McGinnis It had been a while, but wow, was it great to be back at South by Southwest. Making my first trip back to Austin, Texas, and SXSW 2024...
29 Mar, 2024 NYC Kicking Around Proposed Bill to Ban Non-competes By Kevin Roberts On Feb. 28, 2024, in the latest attack on non-competes, the New York City Council introduced a bill that would ban all non-compete...
21 Mar, 2024 Non-Compete Agreements: An Ever-Evolving Legal Landscape By Mitchell Berry The propriety of restrictive covenants – including covenants not to compete – has long been a contentious topic in the realm of...
19 Mar, 2024 The 'Greatest First Amendment Sin,' Eleventh Circuit Blocks Florida's Stop WOKE Act By Emily Lodge Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit blocked the enforcement of Florida’s Individual Freedom Act,...
19 Mar, 2024 Trade Secret Cases On the Rise By Mitchell Berry In recent years, there has been a noticeable uptick in trade secret litigation, signaling a shift in how businesses safeguard their...
13 Mar, 2024 National Labor Relations Board is... Unconstitutional? By Barnes & Thornburg Given recent activity at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), employers in the crosshairs of the agency have taken up a new...
12 Mar, 2024 Bills to Watch: Kentucky Employment Law Edition By Barnes & Thornburg In a change from recent legislative sessions, labor and employment legislation has been a hot topic this year in Frankfort. From paid...
11 Mar, 2024 Columbus Bans Inquiries into Job Applicants' Salary History By Barnes & Thornburg Joining its in-state neighbors, effective March 1, the Columbus City Council has enacted a prohibition limiting certain employers'...
11 Mar, 2024 Hold, Please: Texas Judge Blocks Labor Board's Joint-Employer Rule By David Pryzbylski Scott Witlin In the fall of 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) promulgated a rule that would have made it significantly easier for the...
08 Mar, 2024 A Lullaby? Pregnant Workers Fairness Act May Be Unenforceable By Emily Lodge The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) will not be enforced against the state of Texas. At least right now. The PWFA requires covered...
08 Mar, 2024 HHS-OCR Annual Reports to Congress Provide Insight on Enforcement Trends, Breaches By Mary Elizabeth Ford Jason Schultz The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) published two trend reports, one on HIPAA Privacy,...
04 Mar, 2024 Wage and Hour Watch: Regular Rate of Pay Primer for Employers By Mark Wallin The regular rate of pay is an often misunderstood provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and one that is easy to violate for...
04 Mar, 2024 A New Frontier? Starbucks Signals a CBA With Baristas May Soon Be On Tap By David Pryzbylski The ongoing union drive at Starbucks took off in 2022 after several cafés in Buffalo, New York were the first to unionize in December...