Minnesota continues to expand its restrictions on noncompete agreements and similar restrictive covenants. Last year, the legislature banned noncompete agreements between an employer and an employee. Now, a new law that went into effect July 1, 2024, prohibits agreements between service-provider companies and their customers that would prevent customers from hiring employees of those service providers.
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Immigration is front of mind for any party in power, as with the new Labour government and illustrated by the immediate scrapping of the UK-Rwanda asylum plan and the introduction of the Border Security Command. We summarise some of the changes to immigration policies that may be implemented by the new Labour government.
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Colorado’s 2024 legislative session saw the passage of numerous laws that bolster employee protections and increase penalties for employers that violate key Colorado employment statutes. Many of these new laws will go into effect on August 7, 2024, while others are set to go into effect in 2025. Colorado employers should note the effective dates of these changes, and analyze their employment policies, agreements and other relevant documents to ensure they are prepared to comply. We summarize the most notable changes for private-sector employers in Colorado.
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The FTC’s Rule banning noncompete agreements against the plaintiffs in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission has been enjoined. The court’s order signals a tough road ahead for the FTC’s Rule on a nationwide scale, although a second order is due by the end of July in a separate case. Nevertheless, employers should be aware of increasing judicial scrutiny and legislative limitations of restrictive covenants.
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State and local governments continue to increase workplace regulations. In the second quarter of 2024, we provide updates on significant recent and upcoming legislative and regulatory developments in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
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On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board unanimously approved a new regulation codified at California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 3396, which focuses on preventing heat illness in indoor workplaces. The new regulation introduces several key provisions, including mandatory indoor heat illness training and specific protocols for providing water and rest areas to employees. This alert dives deeper into the regulation and what it means for businesses operating in California.
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