Labor Days

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

BIPA Becomes the Monster Employers Feared

Two momentous decisions regarding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) recently came down from the Illinois Supreme Court. First, the Court recently ruled in Cothron v. White Castle System Inc. that…

Surviving The FTC’s Assault on Noncompetes

Webinar Invitation Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 12:30pm ET The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers could regulate almost all employers in…

Challenging the FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Rule

The FTC’s proposal to ban noncompete clauses is vulnerable to challenge. Kelley Drye’s Antitrust and Competition attorneys (who are also former FTC officials) share their thoughts on the most significant concerns. Read…

FTC Insights: How Employers Can Prepare for a World Without Noncompetes

When the FTC proposes a rule that could regulate nearly every employer in the nation, we take notice. In this second installment of our series on the FTC’s proposed rule to ban noncompete agreements, we provide a…

The FTC’s Efforts to End Non-competes

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a sweeping proposal to regulate virtually every labor and service relationship in the United States, and make it more lucrative for people to quit. leave their…