On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission finalized its rule enforcing a noncompete ban for a vast majority of workers. The noncompete ban is set to take effect on September 4, 2024. With limited exceptions, the rule invalidates existing noncompete clauses and bans new noncompete clauses.

On the same day, Ryan, LLC filed suit

Kenneth Novikoff’s Autumn 2024 issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal Autumn 2024.

The column discusses a number of recent employment discrimination cases and cases involving complaints stemming from non-competition agreements.

Read the full column here.

When Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to the New York Penal Law this past fall, designating “wage theft” as a form of criminal larceny, she and the State Legislature targeted “bad faith” employers who violate New York’s Labor Law by improperly withholding timely payment of their employees’ earned wages.

The most recent amendment to

Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to the New York Penal Law this past fall, designating “wage theft” as a form of criminal larceny. In doing so, she and the State Legislature targeted “bad faith” employers who violate New York’s Labor Law by improperly withholding timely payment of their employees’ earned wages.

The amendment covers

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issued a final rule designed to promote competition and new business formation that, when effective, will impose a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements across all industries.

Existing non-compete agreements for employees will become unenforceable. Existing non-competes for senior executives can remain in force, but employers

In the current age of social media, employers have begun to increasingly rely on digital platforms to screen prospective employees.

In an effort to address the growing concerns over privacy and the use of social media in employment decisions, New York has recently implemented a new law to protect employees’ and job applicants’ social media

Kenneth Novikoff’s issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal Summer 2024.

The column discusses a number of recent employment discrimination cases and cases involving complaints stemming from non-competition agreements.

Read the full column here.

What Happened

Come on, you know what happened, right?

For those denied the joy of Roald Dahl and his take on bad parents, here is an overview.

Willy Wonka, the owner of Wonka’s Chocolates, is a unique and secretive chocolatier. Wonka’s Chocolates has one factory. Unlike other factories, no workers or visitors are seen entering

Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter:

• A federal district court in New York has dismissed employment discrimination claims brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, finding that the plaintiff failed to meet the

Kenneth A. Novikoff’s Summer issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal Summer 2023.

This column discusses a number of recent employment discrimination cases and cases involving complaints stemming from non-competition discrimination agreements. All of the decisions analyzed in this column are by New York courts – federal and