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Restrictive Covenants - A recent decision in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division addressed the enforcement of a Preliminary Injunction to enforce restrictive and non-compete provision in an employment...By: Burr & Forman

On December 19, 2019, New Jersey enacted legislation amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) to add a definition for “Race” – which has always been a protected category under the NJLAD – and for the term “Protective hairstyle.”...By: Epstein Becker & Green

The trend toward limiting U.S. federal income tax benefits associated with public company executive pay continues. The latest effort came last week, when the Treasury Department proposed new regulations implementing changes to Section 162(m) of the...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey Has Joined California and New York as the Third State to Formally Amend Its Anti-Discrimination Laws to Include Hairstyle Discrimination as a Form of Race-Based Discrimination. This Law is Effective Immediately....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

In an article published by IPWatchdog on November 15, India Vincent and Brooke Watson discuss the intersection of cybersecurity and intellectual property for startups. Please see full E-Note below for more information....By: Burr & Forman

We have written previously about California’s new statute, referred to as AB 5, which codifies and expands the “ABC test” for independent contractors set forth in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court....By: Epstein Becker & Green

The holiday cheer keeps coming from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with the release of three new decisions favoring employers: (1) workplace policies covering confidentiality during workplace investigations are lawful; (2) employers can...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

In Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Valley Hospital Medical Center, 368 NLRB No. 139 (2019), the National Labor Relations Board reversed yet another decision issued during the prior administration, and returned to employers the right to...By: Littler

With 2019 nearly rolled up, it is time to exhale and recap the latest dose of marijuana laws affecting the workplace.  In the last twelve months, Illinois became the eleventh state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adult and several other...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Seyfarth Synopsis: The SECURE Act—just signed into law late last week—includes probably the most comprehensive revisions to the law governing employer-sponsored retirement plans since the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Many of the provisions will...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP