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7/24/2026 7:21:00 PM

Splitting the Commute: When Mid-Day and Dispatch-Driven Travel Is (and Isn't) Compensable Under the FLSA

By Martha J. Zackin

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued two new opinion letters, FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10 on July 22, 2026,...

10/21/2025 6:05:00 PM

FTC Abandons Efforts to Ban Virtually All Employee Non-Competes

By Nadia Aram John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. +2 more...

After a year-and-a-half of uncertainty, the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to ban employers from enforcing most non-compete clauses...

8/21/2024 9:08:00 PM

Federal Court Strikes Down FTC's Noncompete Clause Rule

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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4/25/2024 3:43:00 PM

FTC Issues New Rule—But Not the Final Chapter—on Non-Competes: What Employers Need to Know

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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3/25/2024 10:21:00 PM

Legal Questions on States' Ability to Depart from the Depository Institution Deregulation and Monetary Control Act ('DIDMCA')

By A.J. Martinez Michael D. Plachy

In 1980, Congress passed Public Law 96-221, called the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (“DIDMCA”), which,...

10/10/2023 9:07:00 PM

Recent Whistleblower Enforcement Actions Highlight SEC Focus On Employee Agreements

By Jane Jeffries Jones

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7/3/2023 9:45:00 PM

Supreme Court Decision in Groff v. DeJoy Increases Burden on Employers Under Title VII for Denying Religious Accommodations

By John E. Pueschel Ashley Kutz Kelley

Employers will now have to show a higher degree of hardship to deny employee requests for religious accommodation. Under Title VII of the...

6/1/2023 3:27:00 PM

The FTC’s Continued Attack on Noncompete Agreements (Industry Today)

By Gerard Clodomir

Note: This article was written by Gerard Clodomir for Industry Today. It is reprinted with permission. The trend in recent years has...

12/1/2022 3:25:00 PM

Today’s Remote Workplace: Navigating Labor & Employment Issues in a Hybrid Environment

By John E. Pueschel Mark Henriques

Remote work already was a growing trend before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that trend rapidly accelerated when the pandemic hit in early...

10/28/2022 3:14:00 PM

Money Talks: California Expands Pay Disclosure Requirements

By Chris Mead

Effective January 1, 2023, employers in California will be subject to significant new pay disclosure requirements in the most sweeping...

6/14/2022 1:26:00 AM

Colorado Bill Restricts Non-Compete Agreements and Creates Substantial Penalties for Violations

By Susan S. Sperber

A Colorado law will take effect in August 2022 that substantially changes what is permissible for non-compete and non-solicitation...

11/12/2021 9:44:00 PM

Get to the Point: OSHA’s New Rule on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

By John E. Pueschel Richard Rainey

On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its anticipated emergency temporary standard on...

11/5/2021 11:43:00 PM

What You Need to Know About OSHA’s Mandatory Vaccination Rule

By Yalda Godusi Arellano Katie Rios

On November 4, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary...

10/27/2021 8:28:00 PM

NLRB, Labor Laws and the Impact on NCAA Athletes

By Mike Ingersoll

Can—and should—college athletes be classified as employees? The answer to that question may be in flux. In a recent episode of the...

9/16/2021 2:37:00 PM

What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements in the Workplace

By Richard Rainey Mark Henriques

In June, with tens of millions of Americans getting vaccinated, the COVID-19 pandemic finally seemed to be in full retreat. The prospect...

9/10/2021 1:56:00 PM

OSHA’s Forthcoming Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccinations: What Employers Need to Know

By Womble Bond Dickinson

The Biden Administration announced Thursday that the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is...