Antitrust laws seek to promote competition, in part by preventing monopolies and concentrated market power and by prohibiting corporate collusion and price-fixing practices. Antitrust laws are regularly implicated by certain mergers and acquisitions. Historically,...
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Possible Regulation Shifts in 2025
As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his cabinet for the upcoming term, several key appointments are poised to significantly influence labor and employment policies. Nominations for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet suggest a forthcoming emphasis on...
Supreme Court Round Up 2023-2024
The United States Supreme Court’s 2023-2024 term proved to be monumental. The Court issued several decisions that will have long and lasting impact on the practice of employment law and on the power of federal administrative agencies. In today’s blog post we will take...
FTC’s Final Rule on Non-Competes
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Final Rule prohibiting the use of non-compete agreements for most of the American workforce. While the Final Rule will not go into effect until 120 days after its publication in the Federal Register, and...
Biden’s Paid Leave Proposal
President Joe Biden recently revealed his plan for an established national paid family and medical leave program in 2025. This program will be administered by the Social Security Administration. This program would give eligible employees as many as 12 weeks of leave....
Key Components of an Employment Contract
Employment contracts are a key component to business operations and workforce management, as they allow employers to define the terms and conditions of the employment relationship with certain employees. Despite their importance, all too often employers don’t seek...
Can a Job Transfer be a Discriminatory Action? Supreme Court Considers new Title VII Case
In employment discrimination cases, employees must prove that they suffered an “adverse employment action.” For years, the court’s did not consider an employer’s transfer of an employee—to another position, to another shift—an “adverse employment action.” However, the...