The Federal Trade Commission issued its final Non-Compete Clause Rule on April 24, 2024, with an effective date of 120 days after publication in the Federal Register. Federal Trade Commission, Final Rule, Non-Compete Clause...
On April 17, 2024, in the case of Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Case No. 22-193, 601 U.S. ______ (2024), the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that lowers the level of harm that plaintiffs in a Title VII...
It is increasingly common for individuals to assert defamation claims in employment litigation. This trend is particularly prevalent in the context of former employees initiating competing businesses despite non-compete...
On March 12, 2024 New York joined other states that protect employees’ and applicants’ privacy on social media when its own protections went into effect. These protections should be familiar to Midwest employers as they...
With the new year comes new challenges for Illinois employers, particularly those doing business in Cook County or the City of Chicago, where lawmakers enacted a new State law and two separate ordinances allowing workers in...