On April 24, 2025, the Florida House and Senate passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, designed to foster economic growth, protect business interests
Continue Reading Florida CHOICE Act: New Protections for Noncompete and Garden Leave Agreements
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The order aims to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible.”
Continue Reading President Trump Signs Executive Order Regarding Disparate-Impact Liability
If the governor signs it into law, SB 25-083 would broadly impact the use of most restrictive covenants in agreements with physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and advanced practice registered nurses entered or renewed after SB 25-083’s expected effective date of Aug. 6, 2025.
Continue Reading Colorado Passes Bill Banning Most Physician Non-Compete Agreements
When an employee’s on-the-job injury affects their ability to perform essential job functions, federal and state law require, among other things, that an employer engage in an “interactive process” to
Continue Reading A Breath of Fresh Air for Employers Managing Extended Medical Leaves
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FMLA2025-01-A, clarifying the complex interaction between (1) the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), (2) state-paid family and medical leave program (PFML) benefits and (3) employer-provided accrued vacation, paid time off, and/or paid sick time (employer-paid leave).
Continue Reading The DOL’s New Guidance on the Interplay of the Federal FMLA and State-Paid Family Medical Leave Programs
Ten Labor & Employment Practice lawyers from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were listed on the 2025 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers list.
Continue Reading 10 GT Labor & Employment Attorneys Named to Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers List
This GT Alert discusses two bills, New York Senate Bill S4641 and New Jersey Senate Bill S1688, which propose changes to the landscape of restrictive covenants in these states.
Continue Reading New Jersey and New York Lawmakers Propose New Limits on Restrictive Covenants
While welcome news to most employers, those in California are unlikely to be impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, 220 L. Ed.
Continue Reading E.M.D. Sales: A Reminder That California Stands Out from the Crowd
In a sharply worded notice, the Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) recently demanded that a plaintiff-side law firm amend over 100 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) notices it had
Continue Reading The LWDA: There’s a New Sheriff in Town
The U. S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera that the standard of “preponderance of the evidence” is to be used in cases where an employer
Continue Reading Supreme Court Holds FLSA Exemptions Do Not Require Heightened Evidence Standards