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Post-Election Analysis: What Employers Can Expect Under the New Administration

3 minute read | December.17.2024

Orrick's Employment team recently held a discussion on developments at government agencies, the potential fate of executive orders, regulations and ...

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Federal Court Blocks FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Companies Should Know

by Anna Aryankalayil, Eileen M Cole, Andrew Cook, Mike Delikat, Craig Falls, James McQuade and Amy W Ray
15 minute read | August.21.2024

The U.S. FTC has found non-compete agreements between employers and workers constitute an “unfair method of competition” that is prohibited under the ...

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New York Non-Compete Law: What It Would Do

by Mike Delikat, James McQuade and Mark Thompson
2 minute read | June.26.2023

Legislators in NY have passed a bill that would prohibit non-compete agreements. This insight explains what would happen if the measure is enacted.

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Critical Full Service Restrictive Covenant Compliance: Orrick’s State-by-State Survey

by Amy Van Zant, Catherine Y. Lui, James McQuade, Sheryl Koval Garko and Rachel Capler
2 minute read | March.01.2023

We are seeing a steep increase in restrictive covenants legislation across the country with laws and enforceability widely varied from state to ...

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The FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses: What’s Next and What to Do

by James McQuade, Mike Delikat, Anna Aryankalayil and Mark Thompson
5 minute read | January.12.2023

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.”

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Keeping the Package Delivery Workforce Safe – New Guidance From OSHA

by James McQuade, Frank Nicholas Zalom and Jillian Victoria Kaltner
May.06.2020

As COVID-19 has forced more Americans than ever to stay home, the package delivery workforce has been active in delivering food and other essential ...

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Los Angeles Mayor Issues Emergency Order Establishing COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

by James McQuade and Andrew R. Livingston
April.10.2020

On April 7, 2020, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued an emergency order providing supplemental paid sick leave to certain employees working within the City ...

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New York State Department of Labor Releases Guidance and FAQs for Compliance with Newly-Enacted COVID-19 Leave Law

by James McQuade
4 minute read | March.30.2020

The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) has issued guidance (the “Guidance”) and answers to frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to ...

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Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers Need to Know

by James McQuade and Patricia E. Anglin
6 minute read | March.27.2020

On March 18, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law.

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New York State Passes Paid Leave for Quarantined Employees

by James McQuade
6 minute read | March.23.2020

On March 18, 2020, New York State passed legislation (the “Act”) to provide emergency sick leave and other benefits to employees who are unable to ...

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New York Governor Cuomo Orders all Non-Essential Workers to Stay Home

by James McQuade, Mike Delikat, Jill Rosenberg and Lisa Lupion
1 minute read | March.22.2020

In what he described as the “most drastic action” he can take, New York Governor Cuomo has ordered all non-essential workers to stay home, in his ...

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Update: New York Governor Cuomo Orders Non-Essential Businesses to Reduce In-Office Workforce by 100%

by James McQuade, Mike Delikat, Jill Rosenberg and Lisa Lupion
3 minute read | March.20.2020

Update: At approximately 11:00 a.m. EST, Governor Cuomo announced that 100% of the non-essential NY workforce must now stay home.