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Things Could Get Confusing After Dueling Rulings on Noncompetes

"Come September, if this situation persists, there will be garden-variety, noncompete employment cases in courts across the country where defendants, whether employees switching companies or companies hiring employees in the face of noncompetes from their prior job, will likely assert that the FTC is a defense to the enforcement of a noncompete," attorney John Siegal said.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Protecting Company Secrets After the FTC's Noncompete Rule

"If the rule goes into effect, companies are well advised to pursue comprehensive intellectual property strategies for protecting their interests," write Adam Powell and Daniel Hughes.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court to Eye Whether Workers' Comp Immunity Shields Company Owner From Jobsite Injury Suit

The defendants warned that the Superior Court ruling "would expose thousands of small business owners, who choose to organize their businesses into a corporation or limited liability company, personally liable to employees for work-related injuries, even though those employees were eligible for and received workers' compensation benefits."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Schnader Harrison Can't Escape Suit Over Allegedly Misappropriated Comp, Judge Finds

Former income partner Jo Bennett's putative class action survived a motion to dismiss.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Draws Yet Another Challenge

"So it doesn't matter what the content of the act is. If the act violated the quorum clause in the way it was passed through Congress, then it's invalid, no matter how laudable the goals of the legislation might be. If a law is unconstitutional, it's unconstitutional," plaintiff's attorney Eric Heigis said.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fox Corp. Sued Over Alleged Termination of Security Director Who Reported Sexual Assault

Plaintiffs Jared Rasmussen and Jane Doe allege they were both wrongfully retaliated against and fired after reporting assaults on Doe by an ex-employee of Fox to the network's Human Resources and Legal departments.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Exempting 'Transportation Workers' From Arbitration: 'Bissonnette'

A discussion of 'Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries,' where the Supreme Court unanimously reversed the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, finding that the plaintiffs, while indeed purveyors of bakery products, nevertheless qualified as transportation workers, and were therefore exempt from arbitrating their claims.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Signals Overbroad Anticompetitive Agreements Won't Cut It—Again

The ruling represents an exception from the court's customary pro-contract mentality.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Avoiding Misclassification of New Jersey Workers

"Misclassification of workers ... places an employer in an incredibly uncomfortable and precarious position both legally and financially," writes Lindabury's Joshua L. Weiner.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Billing Missteps, Disgruntled Rainmakers, Shocking Emails: Behind the Scenes of a Legal Industry Scandal

How a partner uprising over alleged financial mismanagement at an Am Law 100 firm led to one of the industry's largest spinoffs—and fastest collapses.
11 minute read

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