LaborSpeak

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss Attorney General Pamela Bondi’s memo setting forth the Department of Justice’s plan to investigate, eliminate, and penalize illegal DEI and DEIA activities in both the private sector and in educational institutions that receive federal funds. 

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss some of the major changes in the labor & employment legal and regulatory landscape that employers should anticipate under the second Trump administration.

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss the evolving political and legal landscape around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices.  

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss the details of the recent Texas federal court ruling setting aside the FTC’s nationwide non-compete ban and what may happen next.  

On August 20, the Northern District of Texas held that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-competes was unlawful and set the rule aside on a nationwide basis.  As a result, the rule will not be enforced or take effect.

On July 23, a judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a company’s motion to stay the September 4 effective date of and preliminarily enjoin the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-competes for almost all employees and independent contractors (the Rule).

On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas enjoined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing and implementing its rule banning non-competes and stayed the September 4 effective date of the rule against Ryan LLC, a tax services firm that sued the FTC over the rule. The court provided the same relief for several other parties that intervened in the case.

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss a new state law affecting pay transparency and how it fits into the growing list of jurisdictions with similar requirements.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a final rule that would void and ban almost all worker non-compete agreements in the United States. However, the rule is already facing legal challenges and injunction efforts, with more likely to come, as critics question the FTC's legal authority to issue such a rule. In this installment of LaborSpeak, we provide a brief summary of the rule and discuss what employers need to know now.