Labor & Employment Blog

Associated General Contractors of America (“AGCA”) took a successful first step towards challenging two provisions of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) August 2023 prevailing wage rule for those working on federal construction projects when it obtained a favorable initial ruling in the form of a temporary injunction from the District…

On July 3, 2024, the court in Ryan, LLC v. FTC, a case in the Northern District of Texas, stayed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule and granted the plaintiff’s emergency motion for a preliminary injunction. The court limited the scope of the stay and injunctive relief to…

Employers have had many questions about the new federal Overtime and Non-Compete Clause Rules whose effective dates are looming. Legal challenges may slow or stop the Rules from becoming effective. Overtime — A lawsuit was filed challenging the new federal Overtime Rule that is otherwise scheduled to be effective July…

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule was published in the Federal Register. It will become effective in 120 days, September 4, 2024, unless court or agency action delays or stops it. As noted in our April 29, 2024 blog post, lawsuits were promptly filed…

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule, the “Non-Compete Clause Rule,” that bars non-compete provisions in restrictive covenant agreements. Under this rule, not only are not-compete provisions prohibited, but employers must provide notice to those currently under restrictive covenant agreements that the non-compete provision…