On July 9, 2026, Williams Parker posted about the Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Doe. Following the decision there has been lingering uncertainty regarding numerous TPS designations. The DHS is now beginning to provide guidance on the timeline for various TPS designation terminations. Most recently, the Syria and Haiti…
On June 25, 2026, in Mullin v. Doe, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the preliminary injunctions that blocked the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) from implementing its decisions to terminate Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) designations for Haiti and Syria. This decision cleared the way for the DHS to proceed with…
Garden Leave Agreements are tools that businesses can utilize in order to prevent employees from working for competitors, protect confidential information and trade secrets, and exert some control over an employee that will no longer be expected to work in the office. The employee remains on payroll, at their base…
On July 3, 2025, the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (“CHOICE”) Act became law. It is anticipated that for businesses with highly compensated employees, this will change the landscape of non-compete and garden leave agreements. To qualify as a highly compensated individual, the employee’s salary must…