New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed bills enacting the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, extending the statute of limitations to file a lawsuit alleging unlawful discriminatory practices, and barring the inclusion of... Read more »
On November 17, 2023, the New York governor signed into law S4516, which amends Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law to restrict certain terms from being included in release... Read more »
by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | November 13, 2023 In our previous post on October 23 2023, we discussed A.B. 1076, which makes important changes to California Business & Professions... Read more »
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards are becoming a critical part of supplier agreements. New regulations such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and California’s Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA)... Read more »
by Melissa Whitehead | | October 23, 2023 California law makes void any contract “by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind,” including... Read more »
Valentine’s Day “Gift” For Employers With California Employees That Work Under Noncompete Agreements
Topics: New Laws & Legislation, Non-Compete and Trade Secrets In September, California created a cause of action whereby employees may challenge non-compete agreements and win damages and attorney’s fees (see our prior... Read more »
California’s Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1076 on October 13, 2023, which adds new Business & Professions Code §16600.1, making it unlawful to impose non-compete clauses on employees – which contractual restrictions... Read more »
Up-to-date information for employers on topics and issues that may affect workplace operations. The posts are current as of the date of the posting. by Jennifer Shaw and Julienne Correa | The... Read more »
A person arrested for a crime becomes an “accused.” Once a person is formally charged with a crime, either by grand jury indictment or bill of information, they become a “defendant.” While... Read more »
Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic students Seraj Desai (JD ’24), Tanner Kuenneth (JD ’23), and Julia Laurence (JD ’24) recently submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission supporting the agency’s... Read more »