Key Takeaways Effective July 1, in Virginia, post‑termination noncompetes will be void and unenforceable for employees terminated without cause unless the employer provides severance or other mon...

The Tennessee 114th General Assembly has recently passed significant legislation reshaping how noncompetes are evaluated and enforced. Specifically, the new law introduces bright-line rebuttable p...

FEMA has welcomed back at least 15 whistleblowers who were placed on indefinite administrative leave in August after signing a public letter protesting moves by the since-ousted Department of Homel...

Professor Ruth Dukes is Professor of Employment Law at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute of Employment Rights (IER). She has spoken at many IER eve...

Legal questions are increasingly being answered online long before they reach a lawyer’s office. Across the country, Americans are turning to Google to better understand issues tied to work, family...

This spring, Notre Dame Law School hosted the Private Law Workshop, led by Professor Sadie Blanchard. The seminar introduced students to emerging scholarship at the forefront of private law throug...

Workers do not have to ignore poor work conditions that affect safety, pay, dignity, or health. A worker may have options when a job becomes unsafe, unfair, or damaging to daily life, especially w...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a significant proposed rule that would redefine the criteria for determining joint employer status under key federal employment statutes, inclu...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a significant proposed rule that would redefine the criteria for determining joint employer status under key federal employment statutes, inclu...

Williamson v. Brandt Tractor Samfiru Tumarkin LLP successfully argued at the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) that the 17 months of severance pay awarded to our client, William Williamson, should be...