Skip to content

menu

Greenberg Traurig, LLP logo
HomeAboutServicesCalifornia L&E GroupContact
Search
Close

GT L&E Blog

Global Developments In Labor & Employment Law

Topics

AB 5

’Tis the Season for California’s 2025 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsCourt of Appeal Puts Rideshare Companies Back in the Driver’s SeatNinth Circuit Revives Claim That A.B. 5 Violates Equal Protection Clause

AB 51

The End of AB 51?Employers Score Another Hit Against AB 51 as Preliminary Injunction Extends Prohibition on Enforcement by State of California

ADA

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Requires Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations Effective June 27Breaking the Sound Barrier: Navigating Hearing Disabilities in the WorkplaceGreenberg Traurig Releases Asked & Answered: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast Episode 2

Antitrust

Challengers Take on FTC’s Nationwide Ban on Noncompete AgreementsFTC Votes to Ban Noncompete Clauses NationwideDOJ and FTC Issue Joint Antitrust Statements for Businesses and Workers in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Arbitration

California Court Holds Sexual Orientation Harassment Claims Are Exempt from Arbitration Under the EFAASupreme Court Clarifies Interstate Commerce Requirement for FAA’s Arbitration Exemption: Considerations for EmployersHow California’s Assembly Bill 2155 Stands to Impact Arbitration Agreements in the State

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

California Expands Whistleblower Retaliation Protections for Employees in the AI SectorCalifornia Court of Appeal Warns Against Attorney Misuse of Artificial IntelligenceColorado Delays Comprehensive AI Law With Further Changes Anticipated

automated employment decision tools (AEDT)

Beyond Bias: California Sets a New Standard for Regulating AI in the WorkplaceNYC Starts Regulating Employer Use of Artificial Intelligence, Indicating a Potential TrendAI In Employment Decisions

Awards and Accolades

10 GT Labor & Employment Attorneys Named to Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers List22 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment Guide18 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Lawdragon 500 Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide

Benefits

The DOL’s New Guidance on the Interplay of the Federal FMLA and State-Paid Family Medical Leave ProgramsReform to Mexico's Federal Labor Law Related to Digital PlatformsChanges Ahead for Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits, Contribution Rates

Biden

Labor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor StandardsDepartment of Labor’s New Guidance on Enforcing Biden Administration’s Independent Contractor RuleDepartment of Labor Proposes to Reinstate Economic Realities Test for Independent Contractors Under FLSA

Business Continuity Amid COVID-19

Staunch Competition - Trade Secrets and Restrictive CovenantsNew York Employers: Continue Implementing Your Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plans and Review Your Masking PoliciesPhiladelphia to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccinations to Dine Indoors, Attend Sporting Events

California

California Court Holds Sexual Orientation Harassment Claims Are Exempt from Arbitration Under the EFAAThe PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding ComplianceHouston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space Industry

California L&E Group

California Court Holds Sexual Orientation Harassment Claims Are Exempt from Arbitration Under the EFAAThe PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding ComplianceHow California’s Assembly Bill 2155 Stands to Impact Arbitration Agreements in the State

Choice of law

Federal Court in Minnesota finds choice of law provision unenforceable based on California Labor Code section 925

class action

Ninth Circuit Opens New Path Back to State Court for Class Actions Removed to Federal CourtFore! Claiming Employee Status, New York Golf Club Caddies File Class/Collective ActionsThe Tide May Be Turning on Flood of ERISA Excessive Fee Class Actions

Club Venue Employee Regulations

Nevada Gaming Regulators Begin Overseeing Las Vegas Nightclubs and Dayclubs

collective action

Ninth Circuit Opens New Path Back to State Court for Class Actions Removed to Federal CourtReform to Mexico's Federal Labor Law Related to Digital PlatformsFore! Claiming Employee Status, New York Golf Club Caddies File Class/Collective Actions

Colorado

Houston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space Industry2025 Round-Up: Major Colorado Employment Law DevelopmentsColorado Supreme Court Confirms That Two- to Three-Year Statute of Limitations (Not Six Years) Applies to Colorado Minimum Wage Act Claims

Compensation

’Tis the Season for California’s New Employment Laws: Employer Considerations for 2026California Claws Back: New Limits on Stay-or-Pay Contracts Starting Jan. 1, 2026’Tis the Season for California’s 2025 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

Competition Law

Talent Wars: How Competition Laws Apply to UK Recruitment

Constitution

States Immune From Self-Care FMLA Claims

Contracts

New Jersey and New York Lawmakers Propose New Limits on Restrictive CovenantsPennsylvania Federal Court Declines to Enjoin FTC's Noncompete BanNY Legislature Passes Legislation Banning Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements; NYC, FTC Actions Pending; NLRB General Counsel Memorandum

coronavirus

’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsStaunch Competition - Trade Secrets and Restrictive CovenantsCalifornia Employers Will Ring in The New Year With More Coal Than Presents

COVID-19

ERISA Document Disclosure: Zavislak v. Netflix, Inc. and the Ninth Circuit’s Narrow Reading of Section 104May 9 | Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental, Health and Safety Webinar – Part One’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

Department of Labor

WHD Guidance Clarifies Unpaid Meal Break Compliance Under the FLSAU.S. Department of Labor Issues Six Opinion Letters Addressing FLSA and FMLALabor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor Standards

Disability

A Breath of Fresh Air for Employers Managing Extended Medical LeavesDOL Proposes Rule to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wage for Workers with DisabilitiesBreaking the Sound Barrier: Navigating Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace

Discrimination

When Is a PIP an Adverse Employment Action?Supreme Court Set to Resolve Circuit Split Over Title IX Applicability to Employment Discrimination ClaimsCould New Jersey Soon Offer Height and Weight Protections Under the Law Against Discrimination?

Diversity

5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Labor & EmploymentEmployer Considerations After SCOTUS Rules College Admissions Policies that Consider Race a Factor UnconstitutionalJudge Rules That Gender Quotas for Corporate Board Members Violate the California Constitution

Dodd-Frank Act

SCOTUS Rules Dodd-Frank Does Not Protect Internal WhistleblowingSCOTUS to Resolve Circuit Split Over Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers

drug testing

California Will Soon Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsNew California Legislation Will Not Allow Employers to Prohibit Off-the-Job Marijuana Use for Much Longer

Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA)

New York City Safe and Sick Time Rules AmendedProposed Bill Would Provide Employees with a Private Right of Action Under New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time ActNew York State and New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave Laws

earned wages

Supreme Judicial Court Rules that Retention Bonus Not a ‘Wage’ Under Massachusetts LawIllinois Enacts New Pay Stub Obligations’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

EEOC

The Evolution of Religion in the WorkplaceSupreme Court Eliminates Heightened Discrimination Standard Under Title VIIEEOC Unveils Final Rule Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

emerging technology

EEOC Secures First Workplace Artificial Intelligence SettlementA Non-Compete Law Roadmap for Tech Start-Ups in Key JurisdictionsImpact of New Massachusetts Noncompete Law on Emerging Tech Companies

Employee Benefits

’Tis the Season for California’s New Employment Laws: Employer Considerations for 2026New Year, New Rules: Illinois Mandates Pay Transparency Requirements in 2025’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

Employee Classifications

Department of Labor’s New Guidance on Enforcing Biden Administration’s Independent Contractor RuleE.M.D. Sales: A Reminder That California Stands Out from the CrowdCourt of Appeal Puts Rideshare Companies Back in the Driver’s Seat

Employee Handbook

NLRB Reverts to Heightened Legal Standard in Reviewing Employee Handbook PoliciesNational Labor Relations Board Kicks Off Rulemaking for Election ProceduresShould Employers Have Employee Handbooks?

Employee Policies

Beyond Burden Shifting: What the Eleventh Circuit’s Latest Decision Might Mean for McDonnell DouglasMassachusetts Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect on Oct. 29, 2025Reform to Mexico's Federal Labor Law Related to Digital Platforms

Employee Retention Credit

Possible Early End to Employee Retention Tax Credit Could Mean Trouble for Businesses Monetizing Credit Before End of 4th Quarter

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Unique Strategy in ERISA Class Action Results in Zero Liability to Defendants

Employer

Employment Law Beyond Earth: Emerging Trends in the Space WorkforceA Breath of Fresh Air for Employers Managing Extended Medical Leaves2025 New Jersey Employment Law Updates

Employment Agreement

California Claws Back: New Limits on Stay-or-Pay Contracts Starting Jan. 1, 2026SEC Broadens Scrutiny of Employment and Separation Agreements Under Whistleblower RuleNew Act Expands Colorado Anti-Discrimination Law and Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements

Employment Law

When Is a PIP an Adverse Employment Action?Employment Law Beyond Earth: Emerging Trends in the Space WorkforceBeyond Burden Shifting: What the Eleventh Circuit’s Latest Decision Might Mean for McDonnell Douglas

Equal Pay

Cleveland Enacts Salary History and Pay Transparency LawColorado’s Equal Pay Act: Amended Job Notification Requirements and Increased Enforcement AheadPulling Back the Curtains on California’s New Pay Data Reporting Law

ERISA

ERISA Document Disclosure: Zavislak v. Netflix, Inc. and the Ninth Circuit’s Narrow Reading of Section 104The Tide May Be Turning on Flood of ERISA Excessive Fee Class ActionsCharting a ‘Northwestern’ Passage: ERISA’s Duty of Prudence and Requirements for Pleading a Breach After ‘Hughes v. Northwestern University’ 

ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation

ERISA Document Disclosure: Zavislak v. Netflix, Inc. and the Ninth Circuit’s Narrow Reading of Section 104The Tide May Be Turning on Flood of ERISA Excessive Fee Class ActionsCharting a ‘Northwestern’ Passage: ERISA’s Duty of Prudence and Requirements for Pleading a Breach After ‘Hughes v. Northwestern University’ 

ETS

Cal/OSHA Revises COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards

EU

Wage Transparency Legislation: Implementation Across Europe and the United StatesUse of AI in Recruitment and Hiring – Considerations for EU and US CompaniesThe Act Implementing the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions: An Overview

Event

Nov. 13-16 EVENT | ABA’s Labor and Employment Law ConferenceSept. 5 WEBINAR | Politics and Protest: Maintaining Workplace Harmony in Turbulent TimesAug. 7 WEBINAR: Navigating the Noncompete Clause Ban: Planning for Potential Implementation of the FTC Final Rule

Executive Order

The Evolution of Religion in the WorkplacePresident Trump Signs Executive Order Regarding Disparate-Impact Liability

FAA

Supreme Court Expands Reach of FAA's Transportation Worker ExemptionThe End of AB 51?In Viking River Cruises, US Supreme Court Sides With Employers: Individual PAGA Claims Are Arbitrable – For Now

Fair Workweek

Outlook 2026: Mexico Labor & EmploymentFair Workweeks: Navigating the Patchwork of Predictive Scheduling LawsLos Angeles Retail Employers: New Fair Workweek Obligations Take Effect April 1. Are They Fair?

Featured

California Court Holds Sexual Orientation Harassment Claims Are Exempt from Arbitration Under the EFAASupreme Court Clarifies Interstate Commerce Requirement for FAA’s Arbitration Exemption: Considerations for EmployersThe PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding Compliance

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Interim Rule Issued Amending Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to Implement EO 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

Federal Contractors

Employer Considerations After SCOTUS Rules College Admissions Policies that Consider Race a Factor UnconstitutionalInterim Rule Issued Amending Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to Implement EO 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal ContractorsInterim Rule Issued Amending Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to Implement EO 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

Federal Law

Beyond Burden Shifting: What the Eleventh Circuit’s Latest Decision Might Mean for McDonnell DouglasThe DOL’s New Guidance on the Interplay of the Federal FMLA and State-Paid Family Medical Leave ProgramsTexas Court Strikes Down DOL Salary Threshold Increase; DOL Appeals

fiduciary

The Tide May Be Turning on Flood of ERISA Excessive Fee Class ActionsTop Massachusetts Court Rules in Favor of Employer in Wage Act Case of Calixto v. Coughlin

Florida

Houston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space IndustryFlorida CHOICE Act Takes Effect: Protections for Noncompete and Garden Leave AgreementsFlorida CHOICE Act: New Protections for Noncompete and Garden Leave Agreements

FLSA

WHD Guidance Clarifies Unpaid Meal Break Compliance Under the FLSAU.S. Department of Labor Issues Six Opinion Letters Addressing FLSA and FMLAVirginia Expands Definition of ‘Low-Wage’ Employees and Noncompetes

FMLA

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Six Opinion Letters Addressing FLSA and FMLAMassachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act: What Employers Need to KnowNo Back to School

Global Workforce Strategies

Crossing Borders: Employment Considerations – English IS a Second LanguageCrossing Borders: Employment Considerations - Is Employment a Universal Concept?Implications of the Zika Virus on Employment-Related Travel

GT Alert

California Appellate Court Clarifies Standard for Knowledge of Employee’s DisabilityWHD Guidance Clarifies Unpaid Meal Break Compliance Under the FLSASupreme Court Set to Resolve Circuit Split Over Title IX Applicability to Employment Discrimination Claims

Harassment

Outlook 2026: Mexico Labor & EmploymentUK FCA Expands the Reach of COCON and Consults on Non-Financial MisconductReform to Mexico's Federal Labor Law Related to Digital Platforms

Health Care

New Texas Law Limits Health Care Provider Noncompetes

home care

Court of Appeals Upholds DOL’s Interpretation of NY’s Minimum Wage Order as Applied to Live-In Home Health Aides

home health aide

Court of Appeals Upholds DOL’s Interpretation of NY’s Minimum Wage Order as Applied to Live-In Home Health Aides

Illinois

Illinois Expands Workplace Protections: Employer ConsiderationsNew Year, New Rules: Illinois Mandates Pay Transparency Requirements in 2025Illinois Enacts New Pay Stub Obligations

Immigration

Feb. 15 EVENT | The Intersection of Employment and Immigration Law in the Employee Hiring and Termination ProcessHow a Government Shutdown Could Impact Immigration Programs and ServicesAug. 17 EVENT | What Every Non-U.S. Employer Should Know About U.S. Employment Law

Independent Contractors

Hollywood Production Dispute Highlights Reach of FEHA Retaliation ProtectionsLabor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor StandardsDepartment of Labor’s New Guidance on Enforcing Biden Administration’s Independent Contractor Rule

International Labor & Employment

UK Government Proposes Ban on NDAs in Harassment and Discrimination Cases2025 Mexico Minimum Wage ChangesThe Act Implementing the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions: An Overview

Joint Employer

Labor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor StandardsNLRB Announces Expanded Joint-Employer StandardNLRB Proposes New Joint-Employer Standard

Labor

Employment Law Beyond Earth: Emerging Trends in the Space WorkforceLabor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor StandardsUK Government Proposes Ban on NDAs in Harassment and Discrimination Cases

Labor & Employment

California Courts Chart Their Own Course on Ministerial Exception in Wage and Hour CasesThe Evolution of Religion in the WorkplacePAGA Plaintiffs Are Losing Their Heads!

Labor Code 925

Federal Court in Minnesota finds choice of law provision unenforceable based on California Labor Code section 925

Latin America Practice

2025 Mexico Minimum Wage ChangesMexico to Increase General Minimum Wage by 20% in 2024Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice Expands to Mexico City Office

LAUSD strike

The LAUSD Strike and Its Impact on Employers

Legalization of Marijuana

Proposed Marijuana Reclassification and Impact on EmployersCalifornia Will Soon Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

Legislation

California Attempts to Restrict Mandatory Captive Audience MeetingsBIPA Update: Illinois Limits Liability and Clarifies Electronic Consent for Biometric Data CollectionEmployers Await Supreme Court's Ruling on the Future of 'Chevron' Deference

Litigation

Supreme Court Expands Reach of FAA's Transportation Worker ExemptionNinth Circuit Warns California Employers Implementing Arbitration Agreements Mid-LitigationNinth Circuit Opens New Path Back to State Court for Class Actions Removed to Federal Court

Mandate

New York State Indoor Mask Mandate Begins Dec. 13

Marijuana

Proposed Marijuana Reclassification and Impact on EmployersCalifornia Will Soon Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

Massachusetts

Supreme Judicial Court Rules that Retention Bonus Not a ‘Wage’ Under Massachusetts LawSupreme Judicial Court Rules that Retention Bonus Not a ‘Wage’ Under Massachusetts LawMassachusetts Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect on Oct. 29, 2025

Mexico City

Outlook 2026: Mexico Labor & EmploymentMexico Implements New Subcontracting Inspection Protocol and Announces Minimum Wage Increase for 2026Reform to Mexico's Federal Labor Law Related to Digital Platforms

minimum wage

Outlook 2026: Mexico Labor & EmploymentIgnorance Is Not Bliss for Employers Asserting Good Faith Defense to Liquidated Damages in Minimum Wage ClaimsMexico Implements New Subcontracting Inspection Protocol and Announces Minimum Wage Increase for 2026

Minnesota employment law

Minnesota Passes New Job Posting Transparency LawFederal Court in Minnesota finds choice of law provision unenforceable based on California Labor Code section 925

Nevada

Nevada Mandates Paid Time Off for WorkersNevada Gaming Regulators Begin Overseeing Las Vegas Nightclubs and Dayclubs

New Jersey

Could New Jersey Soon Offer Height and Weight Protections Under the Law Against Discrimination?New Jersey Expands Family Leave Act CoverageNew Jersey Pay Transparency Law: NJ DOL Releases Guidance

New York

Houston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space IndustryNew Jersey and New York Lawmakers Propose New Limits on Restrictive CovenantsFore! Claiming Employee Status, New York Golf Club Caddies File Class/Collective Actions

New York Department of Labor

New York State Minimum Wage Increase Effective Jan. 1, 2024Cannabis and the Workplace: New York DOL Clears the Smoke with New GuidanceNew York Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Sick Leave

New York State Health Department

New York State Indoor Mask Mandate Begins Dec. 13

New York's Paid Family Leave

Paid Family Leave in New York Expanded

NLRB

Employment Law Beyond Earth: Emerging Trends in the Space WorkforceLabor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor StandardsNLRB Announces Expanded Joint-Employer Standard

NLRB Elections

Sept. 28 WEBINAR | Historic NLRB Ruling Gives Workers Path to Unionize Without Having to VoteNational Labor Relations Board Kicks Off Rulemaking for Election ProceduresGet Ready for Even Quicker ‘Quickie’ Elections—NLRB Abandons Requirement for Signed Authorization Cards

non-competition agreements

Houston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space IndustryVirginia Governor Signs Senate Bill 170, Targeting Noncompete AgreementsColorado Passes Bill Banning Most Physician Non-Compete Agreements

NY HERO

New York Employers: Continue Implementing Your Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plans and Review Your Masking PoliciesNY Extends to Dec. 15 Designation of COVID-19 as ‘Highly Contagious Communicable Disease,’ Continuing Employer Obligations Under HERO Act

NYCCHR

NYC Passes Bill to Update Human Rights Law to Include Discrimination Based on Height, WeightNYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidance on Race Discrimination on the Basis of Hair

opioids

New Patient-Brokering Prohibitions Affect Treatment Facilities and Laboratories

OSHA

Preventing Heat Exposure Indoors: New Rule for California EmployersAdam Roseman Quoted in Bloomberg Law About OSHA's Hazard Communication StandardOSHA's Updated Hazard Communication Standard: Chemical Awareness Is Key

overtime

The PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding ComplianceE.M.D. Sales: A Reminder That California Stands Out from the CrowdTexas Court Strikes Down DOL Salary Threshold Increase; DOL Appeals

PAGA

The PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding ComplianceUPDATE: LWDA Not Liable for Costs in PAGA ActionThe LWDA: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

Paid Leave

New Jersey Expands Family Leave Act CoverageA Breath of Fresh Air for Employers Managing Extended Medical LeavesThe DOL’s New Guidance on the Interplay of the Federal FMLA and State-Paid Family Medical Leave Programs

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Federal Court Declines to Enjoin FTC's Noncompete Ban3rd Circuit Issues Practical Death Knell to Nationwide FLSA Collective Actions Involving Employers Not Subject to General Jurisdiction in CircuitFifth Circuit Rejects Longstanding ‘Lenient’ Standard for Deciding Whether to Authorize Notice of a FLSA Collective Action

Philadelphia

Philadelphia to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccinations to Dine Indoors, Attend Sporting Events

Platform Work

EU Platform Work Package: What Does It Mean for Platform Businesses?

Platform Work Package

EU Platform Work Package: What Does It Mean for Platform Businesses?

Podcast

Asked & Answered | GT’s Labor & Employment Podcast Episode 10: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – What Employers Need to Know NowGreenberg Traurig Releases Asked & Answered: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast Episode 2

Privacy

’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsTimothy Long and Philip I. Person Publish Employment Law Yearbook 2022Illinois Appellate Court (First District) Concludes Separate Limitations Periods Apply to Different Violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

Privacy & Cybersecurity

BIPA Update: Illinois Limits Liability and Clarifies Electronic Consent for Biometric Data Collection’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsIllinois Appellate Court (First District) Concludes Separate Limitations Periods Apply to Different Violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

Publications

Timothy Long and Philip I. Person Publish Employment Law Yearbook 2022NJ Justices' Ruling Instructs On Hostile Workplace ClaimsGreenberg Traurig Publishes a 50-State and DC Survey with the ACC on Covenants Not to Compete

Restaurant industry

Tipped Wage Question to Appear on Massachusetts 2024 BallotEffective April 1, California’s ‘Fast Act’ Covers More Than ‘Fast Food,’ Comes with Significant ImplicationsCalifornia AB 1228 Delayed: Bill Proposes Joint-Employer Theory of Liability Between Franchisor, Franchisee in CA’s Fast-Food Industry

Restrictive Covenants

New Jersey and New York Lawmakers Propose New Limits on Restrictive CovenantsPennsylvania Federal Court Declines to Enjoin FTC's Noncompete BanNY Legislature Passes Legislation Banning Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements; NYC, FTC Actions Pending; NLRB General Counsel Memorandum

Retaliation

Hollywood Production Dispute Highlights Reach of FEHA Retaliation ProtectionsCourt of Appeals Decision May Offer Employers Relief for Attorneys’ Fees Under California Labor Code Section 1102.5’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

Retirement

NJ Expands Law Against Discrimination to Further Protect Private-Sector Workers Over 70COVID-19 and Retirement Plan Partial TerminationsFirst Circuit Concludes That Two Private Equity Funds Were Not Liable for Pension Fund Withdrawal Liability of Portfolio Company

Return to Work

’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsGreenberg Traurig Releases Asked & Answered: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast Episode 2

salary history

Cleveland Enacts Salary History and Pay Transparency LawNew Pay Transparency and Wage History Requirements in Maryland and Washington, D.C.New York, New Jersey Employers Now Prohibited From Inquiring About Salary History

Sarbanes-Oxley

SCOTUS Rules Dodd-Frank Does Not Protect Internal WhistleblowingNinth Circuit Widens Circuit Split on Whether Dodd-Frank Protects Internal Whistleblowing

SEC

SEC Broadens Scrutiny of Employment and Separation Agreements Under Whistleblower RuleSCOTUS Rules Dodd-Frank Does Not Protect Internal WhistleblowingNinth Circuit Widens Circuit Split on Whether Dodd-Frank Protects Internal Whistleblowing

Senate

Non-Health Care California Employers Will Soon Need to Comply with Workplace Violence Prevention RequirementsStaunch Competition - Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants

settlement agreements

New Act Expands Colorado Anti-Discrimination Law and Limits Non-Disclosure AgreementsNew Jersey Passes Law Eroding Bedrock of Settlement – Confidentiality Provisions Relating to Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment Claims No Longer Enforceable

Sexual Harrassment

Hollywood Production Dispute Highlights Reach of FEHA Retaliation Protections‘PARENTAL ADVISORY’: How Music in the Workplace Can Lead to LiabilityNew Act Expands Colorado Anti-Discrimination Law and Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements

Sick Leave

California Expands Paid Sick Leave Entitlements, Effective Jan. 1, 2024New York City Safe and Sick Time Rules AmendedCalifornia Paid Sick Leave Claims May Be Enforced Under PAGA

Social Media

Will the Decision Invalidating the NLRB Recess Appointments Change the NLRB’s View Towards Employee Use of Social Media

start-ups

A Non-Compete Law Roadmap for Tech Start-Ups in Key JurisdictionsImpact of New Massachusetts Noncompete Law on Emerging Tech Companies

State Law

The PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding ComplianceIgnorance Is Not Bliss for Employers Asserting Good Faith Defense to Liquidated Damages in Minimum Wage ClaimsBeyond Bias: California Sets a New Standard for Regulating AI in the Workplace

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Expands Reach of FAA's Transportation Worker ExemptionSupreme Court Set to Resolve Circuit Split Over Title IX Applicability to Employment Discrimination ClaimsThe Evolution of Religion in the Workplace

Tax

Threshold Changes to UK Off-Payroll Working Rules (IR35): End User and Contractor ConsiderationsProposed Treasury Rules on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship for Clean Energy Credits Incentivize Use of Project Labor AgreementsTelecommuters Assigned to the NY Location of Their Employer but Working Outside NY Due to the Pandemic May Be Taxed Twice

Telecommuting

Virginia Letter Ruling Finds Nexus Based on Employee Working From Home

Texas

New Texas Law Limits Health Care Provider NoncompetesTexas Federal Court Sets Aside FTC’s Noncompete BanTexas Federal Court Partially Blocks FTC's Noncompete Ban

The Netherlands

Dutch Labor, Employment and Pensions UpdateDutch Labor, Employment, and Pensions UpdateEmployment and Pension Law Update 2019: The Netherlands

Trade Secrets

Virginia Supreme Court Orders New Trial in $2 Billion Trade Secrets Case5 Trends to Watch: 2025 Trade SecretsFirst Circuit Denies Extraterritorial Effect of California Noncompete Law

Trump Administration

Labor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor StandardsPresident Trump Signs Executive Order Regarding Disparate-Impact Liability

UK Employment

Threshold Changes to UK Off-Payroll Working Rules (IR35): End User and Contractor ConsiderationsUK Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Reforms, Timeline, and Practical Considerations for EmployersUK Government Reforms Unfair Dismissal Regime

Uncategorized

Vermont Joins Pay Transparency Trend with New Job Posting LawEmployers, Be-Ware(house)!3rd Circuit Issues Practical Death Knell to Nationwide FLSA Collective Actions Involving Employers Not Subject to General Jurisdiction in Circuit

Unions

’Tis the Season for California’s 2025 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsCalifornia Attempts to Restrict Mandatory Captive Audience MeetingsCalifornia Governor Signs Bill Allowing Staff to Unionize…in 2026

Vaccine

California Employers Will Ring in The New Year With More Coal Than PresentsPhiladelphia to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccinations to Dine Indoors, Attend Sporting EventsGreenberg Traurig Releases Asked & Answered: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast Episode 2

Virginia

Houston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space IndustryVirginia Governor Signs Senate Bill 170, Targeting Noncompete AgreementsVirginia Supreme Court Orders New Trial in $2 Billion Trade Secrets Case

Wage & Hour

The PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding ComplianceWHD Guidance Clarifies Unpaid Meal Break Compliance Under the FLSAEmployment Law Beyond Earth: Emerging Trends in the Space Workforce

wage theft

’Tis the Season for California’s New Employment Laws: Employer Considerations for 20265 Trends to Watch in California Labor & Employment Law 2022Collision: Collateral Effects of California’s Lawsuits Against Lyft and Uber

wages

The PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding ComplianceNinth Circuit Warns California Employers Implementing Arbitration Agreements Mid-LitigationIgnorance Is Not Bliss for Employers Asserting Good Faith Defense to Liquidated Damages in Minimum Wage Claims

WARN

New Jersey’s Mini-WARN Act Amendments, Including Mandatory Severance, Now in Effect’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer ConsiderationsTop Massachusetts Court Rules in Favor of Employer in Wage Act Case of Calixto v. Coughlin

Whistleblower

Court of Appeals Decision May Offer Employers Relief for Attorneys’ Fees Under California Labor Code Section 1102.5SEC Broadens Scrutiny of Employment and Separation Agreements Under Whistleblower RuleCA Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Employee Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

Workers' Compensation Act

Recent Florida Supreme Court Decisions on Workers’ Compensation Could Lead to Higher Premiums

Workplace

California Appellate Court Clarifies Standard for Knowledge of Employee’s DisabilityThe Evolution of Religion in the WorkplaceUK Government Proposes Ban on NDAs in Harassment and Discrimination Cases

Workplace Safety

Preventing Heat Exposure Indoors: New Rule for California EmployersAdam Roseman Quoted in Bloomberg Law About OSHA's Hazard Communication StandardOSHA's Updated Hazard Communication Standard: Chemical Awareness Is Key

Stay Connected

Subscribe to this blog via RSS Follow GT on Twitter Join the Discussion on Facebook View GT's LinkedIn Profile
Subscribe

  Events

  • Nov. 13-16 EVENT | ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Conference

Listen to our Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast

Blog Authors Show/Hide

  • GT Labor & Employment Team
  • Shirin Afsous
  • Stephanie D. Ahmad
  • Saniya Ahmed
  • Sophie Allen
  • Virginia Allen
  • Jorge Andazola
  • Kara E. Angeletti
  • Alessandro J. Angelori
  • Woody Angle
  • Ann Marie Aston ‡
  • Natashja Atherton˘
  • Ashley Attia
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Ellen M. Bandel
  • David G. Barger
  • Johnine P. Barnes
  • Sarah E. Barrows
  • Kate Barry ˘
  • Josiah Beamish
  • Naomi G. Beer
  • Joshua Bernstein
  • Bridget A. Berry
  • Jonathan L. Bing
  • Charles S. Birenbaum
  • David S. Bloch
  • Whitney Bly Edwards, Ph.D.
  • Gregory S. Bombard
  • Michael J. Bonner
  • Ellen Bronchetti
  • Courtney Brooks ‡
  • Giuseppe Bulgarini d'Elci
  • Ryan C. Bykerk
  • Hannah Caplan
  • Amanda L. Carney
  • Quinn Caruthers ˘
  • Greg Casas
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Alicia M. Chiu
  • Stacey Chiu
  • Wendy D. Choi
  • Frank Citera
  • Dillon Colucci
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Karla Copka
  • Jennifer Corinis
  • Luis Cortés Panameño
  • Jorge Coss
  • Tami Cowden
  • Jordan Cowman
  • Manish Das
  • Jacob Dean
  • Hayden R. Dempsey
  • Joseph Dietrich
  • Kelly Dobbs Bunting
  • Christopher S. Dodrill
  • Arthur Don
  • Brett M. Doran
  • Jill A. Dougherty
  • Abby Druhot
  • Michelle L. DuCharme
  • Leslie Y. Dughi˘
  • Anne V. Dunne
  • Osazenoriuwa Ebose
  • Michael Einig
  • Erin Eiselein
  • Sumaya Ellard
  • Julia Emfinger
  • Abbey Engler˘
  • Ronda B. Esaw
  • Laura E. Evangelista
  • George J. Farrell
  • Ashley M. Farrell Pickett
  • Kristine Feher
  • Meira Ferziger ^
  • Richard J. Fidei
  • Martin C. Fojas
  • Quinn Ford
  • Tiffany S. Fordyce
  • Charles H.W. Foster
  • Laurinda Frederick
  • Angeles Garcia Cassin
  • Jack Gearan
  • Tracy L. Gerber
  • William J. Goines
  • Jerrold Goldberg
  • Robert Goldich
  • Danielle E. Gonnella
  • Sarah R. Goodman
  • William H. Gorrod
  • Kevin Greenberg
  • Jordan Grotzinger
  • Ellen M. Gustafson
  • Jennifer M. Gómez
  • Anna Halas-Krawczyk
  • Taylor Hall
  • Cindy Hamilton
  • Matt Hancock
  • Elizabeth (Liz) Harding
  • Robert Hardy
  • Bryan Harrison
  • Bailey McCabe Hashim
  • Eileen M. Hayes
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Genus Heidary
  • Ian A. Herbert ‡
  • Rob Herrington
  • Samantha E. Hirsch
  • Ronald J. Holland
  • Dana L. Hooper
  • Sierra T. Horton
  • Scott P. Humphreys
  • Phillip H. Hutchinson
  • Lindsay E. Hutner
  • Samuel S. Hyde
  • Malcolm Ingram
  • Harold N. Iselin
  • Raymond D. Jackson
  • Brett A. Janich
  • Jason B. Jendrewski
  • Joshua Y. Joel
  • Deitra Jones
  • Kurt Kappes
  • Fred E. Karlinsky
  • Michael Karpeles
  • Christopher Katsimagles
  • Justin F. Keith
  • Brian B. Kelly
  • Mark Kemple
  • Colin Kennedy
  • Alice Kessler
  • Kristen Khair
  • Galit Kierkut
  • Katarina S. Kingston
  • Marvin Kirsner
  • Margaret M. Knudsen
  • Vanessa C. Krumbein
  • Riley Lagesen
  • Lupe R. Laguna
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Brett Lane
  • Steven B. Lapidus
  • Wendy Lario
  • Adam Laughton
  • Kristina Lee
  • Patricia Leonard
  • Nikki Lewis Simon
  • Kerry Lin Davidson
  • Emily Livermore
  • William A. Llamas
  • Timothy Long
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Raquel S. Lord
  • M. Allyson Lumpkin
  • Mark D. Lurie
  • Ian Macdonald
  • Pamela Madeiros
  • Syed H. Mannan
  • Bradley R. Marsh
  • Kate Martin
  • Kevin T. May
  • Terence McCourt
  • Terrence P. McCourt
  • Thomas J. McKee, Jr.
  • Cristina Alma McNeiley
  • Lily M. McNulty
  • Tess Dillon Meyer
  • Harrison J. Meyers
  • Tayanah C. Miller
  • Julie Mitarotondo
  • Ewen Mitchell
  • Howard L. Mocerf
  • Katie Molloy
  • Colyer F. Montgomery
  • Anna-Liisa Mullis
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Michael G. Murphy
  • Michael J. Murphy
  • Paul J. Murphy
  • Marc J. Musyl
  • Yoon-Woo Nam
  • Katharine J. Neer
  • Julia Nefedovica
  • Kimberley Dempster Neilio
  • Glenn Newman
  • Andrea Nieto
  • Brittany Norfleet Royce
  • Nathan K. Norimoto
  • Ryan P. O'Connor
  • Yuji Ogiwara
  • Erica Okerberg
  • David W. Oppenheim
  • Joshua L. Oppenheimer
  • Madeline Orlando
  • Gregory E. Ostfeld
  • Cayla Page
  • Leslie Palma
  • Christiana Papanastasiou ˘
  • Kalena Paredes
  • Bryan W. Patton
  • Oscar Peralta
  • Breton H. Permesly
  • Philip Person
  • Kelly M. Pesce
  • Zachary A. Pestine
  • Theresa A. Queen
  • Gretchen A. Ramos
  • Brittany Ranelli (Wunderlich)
  • Magan Ray
  • Anna Reiff ‡
  • Tristan J. Reiniers
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Linda Ricci
  • John R. Richards
  • Micala Campbell Robinson
  • Anna Robshaw
  • Brenda L. Rosales
  • Robert C. Ross
  • Elizabeth Ross Hadley
  • Jonathan S. Sack
  • Nicholas SanFilippo
  • Rowena Santos
  • John Scalia
  • Ethan Schaer˘
  • Jonathan A. Schaub
  • Scott A. Schipma
  • Monica P. Schulteis˘
  • Jeff E. Scott
  • Sharon Shaoulian
  • Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour
  • Robert A. Sherman
  • Alicia Sienne Voltmer
  • Eric B. Sigda
  • Priya Singh
  • Richard A. Sirus
  • Michael R. Sklaire
  • Michael J. Slocum
  • Kristin Spallanzani
  • Daniel D. Straus
  • Jonathan Sulds
  • Julie A. Sullivan
  • Tim Swickard
  • Jagpal Takhar
  • David Tango
  • Martine Tariot Wells
  • Karoline Tauschke
  • Nancy E. Taylor
  • David G. Thomas
  • Charles O. Thompson
  • Keshia M. Tiemann
  • Thomas Timmermans
  • Alex Tostevin
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Thilo Ulrich
  • Jena M. Valdetero
  • Justin Victor
  • Jacqueline Greenberg Vogt
  • Edward C. Wallace
  • Suzanne Walstra
  • Mian R. Wang
  • Matthew J. Weber
  • Margaret J. Weil
  • Michael Wertheim
  • Lauren Whetstone
  • Pamela White
  • Emily Willis Collins
  • Natasha Wilson
  • Noah M. Woo
  • Todd Wozniak
  • Loreli Wright
  • Jade Yee
  • Shira R. Yoshor
  • Magaly Zagal
  • David A. Zetoony
  • Jon Zimring
  • Peter W. Zinober
  • Adil M. Khan
  • Iza van Erkel
  • Dorothee von Einem

Topics

Archives

GT Law Blogs

Additional Resources

  • GT Business Immigration & Compliance
  • Workplace Prof Blog

Recent Posts

  • California Court Holds Sexual Orientation Harassment Claims Are Exempt from Arbitration Under the EFAA
  • Supreme Court Clarifies Interstate Commerce Requirement for FAA’s Arbitration Exemption: Considerations for Employers
  • The PAGA Rebalance: Reducing Risk and Rewarding Compliance
  • Houston, We Have a Covenant: Non-Compete Clauses in the Space Industry
  • How California’s Assembly Bill 2155 Stands to Impact Arbitration Agreements in the State

GT L&E Blog

Greenberg Traurig, LLP logo
Subscribe to this blog via RSS Follow GT on Twitter Join the Discussion on Facebook View GT's LinkedIn Profile
Privacy PolicyEuropean Offices Privacy NoticeDisclaimer

About Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 3,200 lawyers across 51 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm’s broad geographic and practice range enables the delivery of innovative and strategic legal services across borders and industries. Recognized as a 2025 BTI “Best of the Best Recommended Law Firm” by general counsel for trust and relationship management, Greenberg Traurig is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100, NLJ 500, and Law360 400. Greenberg Traurig is also known for its philanthropic giving, culture, innovation, and pro bono work. Web: www.gtlaw.com.

Copyright © 2026, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. All Rights Reserved.
Law blog design & platform by LexBlog LexBlog Logo