Legal Alerts
October 29, 2024
Employer Alert: Massachusetts Expands Use of Sick Time / Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave
On August 23, 2024, Governor Healey signed into law an Act “Promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options” which expands the permissible use of earned sick time under the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law. The law applies to most employees whose primary place of work is in Massachusetts…
August 22, 2024
Employer Alert: Federal Court Sets Aside FTC Final Rule Regarding Non-Compete Agreements
On Tuesday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) final rule (the “Rule”) which would have banned employers from entering into non-compete agreements with all workers. As reported in a prior alert (on August 14, 2024), the Rule was to go into effect on September 4, 2024…
August 14, 2024
Employer Alert: FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Set to Take Effect September 4, 2024
As reported in a prior alert (on April 26, 2024), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) on April 23, 2024 banning employers from entering into non-compete agreements with all workers. The Rule invalidates existing non-competes with all workers except those entered into with senior executives and those entered into in connection with the sale of a business…
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