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The Next Wave of Restrictive Covenants Litigation: When Function Matters More Than Form
A consequential noncompete may be the one that’s not called a noncompete at all. It may appear as a confidentiality clause that prevents an employee from using the knowledge needed to continue working in the industry. Or a client non-solicitation or no-service provision that…
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The Robots Are Here! California Enacts AI Restrictions For the Workplace
At the conclusion of the 2026 legislative session, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law three bills addressing how employers use artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the workplace. Together, they place limits on AI-assisted discipline, restrict certain forms of employee…
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Second Circuit: Employees Told to Show Up Early Are “Engaged to Wait”
On October 13, 2026, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived a putative collective and class action alleging that discount supermarket chain Lidl failed to pay grocery workers for time spent waiting outside locked stores for a manager to let…
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DOL Pulls the Plug on Plan to Move FLSA Interpretations Out of the CFR
On October 7, 2026, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice withdrawing its July 2025 proposal to strip nine parts of longstanding Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) interpretive guidance out of the Code of Federal Regulations…
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The Noncompete Map is Splintering
For a brief moment, noncompete law was headed toward a single national rule. Then the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule was set aside, the agency abandoned its appeals, and the map splintered. While the federal rule is gone, the policy fight is not—it has simply relocated to…
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New York Employers May Soon Face New Separation Agreement Procedural Requirements
A bill passed by the New York State Legislature and awaiting delivery to Governor Kathy Hochul may impose new procedural requirements for employers around separation agreements. If ultimately enacted, S372A , known as the “No Severance Ultimatums Act,” would mandate a minimum…
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New York State Mandates Employee Access to Personnel Records
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law a bill that will provide private and public sector employees and former employees a right to access and dispute their personnel records. It takes effect on November 8, 2026 (60 days following signing of the bill on September 9).…