We are proud to present Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secrets 2022 Year in Review, a high-level overview of some of 2022’s most significant trade secret decisions in the United States. 2022
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We are proud to present Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secrets 2022 Year in Review, a high-level overview of some of 2022’s most significant trade secret decisions in the United States. 2022…
Continue Reading Trade Secrets Year in Review: 2022In June 2022, the Colorado legislature passed and Gov. Polis signed into law House Bill 22-1317 amending CRS 8-2-113, “Unlawful to intimidate worker – agreement not to compete – prohibition…
Continue Reading A Warning for Companies with Colorado Employees Seeking to Enforce Restrictive Covenants and Non-Competition AgreementsOn Jan. 12, 2023, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced another increase in the maximum civil monetary penalties for violations of federal Occupational Safety and Health standards…
Continue Reading No Longer a Slap on the Wrist: OSHA Continues to Raise Its Maximum Penalty AmountsOn Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a significant step towards banning noncompete agreements between companies and workers. The FTC proposed a broad rule that would effectively…
Continue Reading Federal Trade Commission Seeks Industry Comment On Proposed Noncompete BanCalifornia employers know the holidays bring chilly nights (by California standards), holiday cheer, decked halls, and… ringing in the New Year with a host of new employment laws and compliance…
Continue Reading ’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsHeralded as a victory by unions and employee worker’s rights groups even before votes were confirmed, on Nov. 15, 2022, a majority of Illinois voters ushered in the Illinois Workers’…
Continue Reading Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment Provides Employees Fundamental Right to OrganizeOn Oct. 11, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would change the definition of “independent contractor” for companies, a modification that could impact worker…
Continue Reading Department of Labor Proposes to Reinstate Economic Realities Test for Independent Contractors Under FLSAWith substantial union backing, California’s controversial Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, A.B. 257 or the FAST Act, moved through California’s Legislature with relative ease.
As the president of…
Continue Reading How the NLRA May Slow Down the FAST ActThe contours of plaintiff pleading requirements for ERISA fiduciary breach claims sketched by the Supreme Court in Hughes v. Northwestern University continue to evolve. Recent cases suggest that plaintiffs may…
Continue Reading The Tide May Be Turning on Flood of ERISA Excessive Fee Class ActionsOn Sept. 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. The Board…
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