Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia’s noncompete law, Va. Code Ann. § 40.1-28.7:8, has been revised to expand the definition of “low-wage” employees to include all employees classified as non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Continue Reading Virginia Expands Definition of ‘Low-Wage’ Employees and Noncompetes

In a June 2025 opinion, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) clarified that the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act’s scope does not extend to a forfeiture clause tied to the breach of a nonsolicitation agreement.

Continue Reading Nonsolicitation Agreement Forfeiture Clause Falls Outside Massachusetts Noncompetition Act

Predictive scheduling laws, also known as “Fair Workweek” laws, are gaining traction across the United States to protect hourly workers from erratic and last-minute shift changes. These laws typically require

Continue Reading Fair Workweeks: Navigating the Patchwork of Predictive Scheduling Laws

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, rejecting a heightened evidentiary burden for a plaintiff who is a member of a “majority group” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Claims brought by such majority-group plaintiffs are sometimes referred to as “reverse discrimination” claims.
Continue Reading Supreme Court Eliminates Heightened Discrimination Standard Under Title VII

On May 1, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a field assistance bulletin providing guidance to the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division staff about the “analysis to apply when

Continue Reading Department of Labor’s New Guidance on Enforcing Biden Administration’s Independent Contractor Rule