A Ruling and Order issued on April 28, 2023 by the US District Court for the District of Connecticut in United States v. Patel, et al. ran the government’s losing streak to four failed trials seeking to criminally prosecute alleged …
Get Disability Today – Quikaid
Get Disability Today – Quikaid Get expert help with your Social Security Disability Claim. The Social Security Administration confirmed that disability claimants with professional representation are THREE TIMES more likely to get their disability claim approved. Quikaid is the leading …
FTC Extends Public Comment Deadline on Proposed Rule Banning Employment Non-Competes Until April 19th | Seyfarth Shaw
The FTC announced yesterday that it was extending the deadline to submit public comments on its proposed rule banning non-competitive employment. With the extension, the FTC will now accept comments on the proposed rule until April 19. Originally, the deadline …
The NLRB Finds Unlawful Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements: Non-Disparagement, Non-Disclosure, Non-Allowed
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) continued its aggressive application of the National Labor Relations Act (“Act” or “NLRA”) to workplaces without union representation and lessened the value of severance agreements for all employers …
FTC Proposes to Sweep Away All Noncompetites in Unauthorized Federal Power Grab
our colleagues Erik W. Weibust, Peter A. Steinmeyer, and Stuart M. Gershon co-authored an article in the legal backgrounder, published by the Washington Legal Foundation, titled “After 200+ Years Under State Law, FTC Proposes to Sweep Away All Noncompetites in …
An Update on the New York Noncompete Ban: It is Unlikely the Governor Will Sign It Anytime Soon
We wrote previously about how nobody seemed to be talking seriously about the noncompete bill that was passed by both the New York General Assembly and Senate last month. If signed by Governor Hochul, the bill would ban non-competes without …
NLRB Finds Its First Noncompete Target—and Its Charges Go Well Beyond an “Overbroad” Noncompete
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found its first target under recent guidance issued in a memo from its General Counsel claiming that noncompete agreements may violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). According to Bloomberg Law, “[t]the NLRB’s …
Spilling Secrets Podcast: How to Pursue Damages in Trade Secrets Litigation
Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secret law: Trade secrets and non-compete litigation can result in massive damage awards, but those cases can also be unpredictable. Many viable trade secret claims went …