On October 14, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a press release announcing a spike in both the number of union election petitions and unfair labor practice charge filings in fiscal year (“FY”) 2024.
Union Election…
Restrictive covenants in Indiana have long been a topic of litigation and debate for health care providers, private practices, and health systems. Historically, and before there were statutory restrictions for physician non-competes, there is a long…
"An estimated 4.3 million workers who had been exempt from overtime are no longer exempt as of July 1. That’s just one changing overtime standard that employers face in the upcoming months. And that’s why the time is now for employers to scrutinize…
Covered Entities as defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA”), including health care providers and health plans, must have HIPAA policies and procedures in place to protect the…
Non-compete agreements are common in many industries throughout the United States, but a new Federal Trade Commission rule could, with a few narrow exceptions, totally ban non-compete agreements.
In this episode of the Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, …
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, which increases the salary and compensation…
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule banning virtually all employee non-compete agreements nationwide in approximately 120 days. The FTC initially issued its proposed rule in January 2023. The FTC thereafter…
At the beginning of March 2024, the Biden Administration released its proposed budget (the “Budget”) for the 2025 fiscal year. In the Budget, the Biden Administration provides funding for a new national paid family and medical leave program (the…
Effective post-employment restrictions have fallen into limbo. Several states have banned such restrictions outright, and the FTC has taken steps to eradicate them.1 Most states disfavor noncompete agreements and many impose unpredictable and…
Effective January 1, 2024, most full-time employees in Illinois are entitled to 40 hours of paid leave annually, to be used for any reason. Illinois now joins Maine and Nevada as the only three states implementing such legislation. The Paid Leave…
A recent federal court decision reminds employers that workers on reduced schedules as part of federally guaranteed leave must have their performance metrics scaled down proportionately. In the case of Wayland v. OSF Healthcare System (No. 23-1541,…
On October 30, President Biden issued his Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, along with a companion Fact Sheet issued by the White House. The Executive Order establishes the federal…
