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US Senate Increases Trade Secret Protections By Passing TTSCA

The newly passed TTSCA will extend trade secret protections to information or products that are used or intended to be used in interstate commerce. This expands the previous standard of only protecting...

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Texas Adopts Uniform Trade Secrets Act

Effective September 1, 2013, Texas employers will have a more consistent and predictable legal framework for protecting their trade secrets. Texas has adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA).

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New Anti-Trade Secret Theft Law Awaits President's Signature

Yesterday the US House of Representatives voted unanimously (410-2) to pass a bill - the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) of 2016 - that would standardize and strengthen businesses' current legal...

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EEOC Can't Restrict Employers' Use of Criminal Records in Hiring, 5th Circuit...

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the EEOC may not enforce its Obama-era arrest and conviction records guidance against the state of Texas.

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Employees May Use FMLA Intermittent Leave to Attend Children's IEP Meetings,...

Attendance at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings required under federal special education law is essential to an employee's ability to provide appropriate physical or psychological care to...

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Will Mississippi Employers Face Charges After Massive ICE Raid?

With Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting 680 undocumented workers at several Mississippi food processing plants, this article examines the implications for employers.

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DOL Eases Roll-Over Rules for Left-Behind 401(k) Funds

The DOL has issued a final exemption to make it easier for employers to transfer 401(k) plan funds left behind by former workers to their new employers' plans.

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Illinois Rolls Out Multiple New Employment Law Requirements

Illinois has enacted broad legislation that will significantly impact employment practices, including nondisclosure agreements, sexual harassment training, leave for domestic violence victims and...

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Employers May Demand Arbitration Agreements in Response to Collective...

Federal labor law does not prohibit employers from promulgating mandatory arbitration agreements in response to employees opting in to a collective action under wage and hour laws, the National Labor...

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IRS Releases Second Drafts of Redesigned 2020 Form W-4 and Withholding...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released second drafts of the completely redesigned 2020 Form W-4 and new Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods for use in 2020, which...

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New York Strengthens Sexual Harassment Protections, Enacts Other New...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed several employment laws expanding employee rights, including strengthening protections for sexual harassment victims.

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Payments From Third Parties Must Be Included in Overtime Only If Employee...

In Sec'y United States DOL v. Bristol Excavating, Inc., the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a third-party payment qualifies as remuneration for employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

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Qdoba Restaurants Fined More Than $400K for Child Labor Violations

The Massachusetts attorney general has levied more than $400,000 in penalties against 22 corporate-owned Qdoba restaurants in the state for more than 1,000 child labor law violations.

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Employers May Not Require Employees to Use Their Real Names on Social Media,...

The NLRB Office of General Counsel has released an advice memo providing insight into the types of social media work rules that are unlawfully overbroad following its 2017 ruling in The Boeing Company.

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Arizona Employers Can Face Requirements Going Beyond State Law

The Arizona Supreme Court has let stand a ruling that permits local governments to regulate wages and benefits beyond what state law requires of private employers.

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Casual Dress Codes Prevalent in US Workplaces, Survey Finds

Almost eight in 10 respondents to a survey conducted by the staffing and recruitment company Randstad reported that their current employer's dress code policy is either business casual (26%), casual...

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California Poised to Reclassify "Potentially Several Million" Independent...

If signed into law as expected, AB 5 would codify the California Supreme Court's 2018 "Dynamex" ruling as part of the state code and extend its application beyond the wage orders to include state labor...

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NLRB Rulings Make It Harder to Organize Micro-Bargaining Units, Easier to...

Two new NLRB rulings make it more difficult for a union to organize a micro-unit within an organization and adopt a new standard for determining whether a unilateral change of a term or condition of...

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Private Attorney General Act Does Not Reach to Unpaid Wages, California...

The California Supreme Court has ruled that employees may not recover claims for unpaid wages under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in any forum.

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Designation of FMLA Leave May Not Be Delayed, Even If Employees Prefer It,...

In a new opinion letter, the US Department of Labor responded to an employer whose employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements that provide job protection when they use employer-provided...

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