As recently reported by The New York Times, non-compete agreements are popping-up in a wide array of businesses to protect varied business interests. As businesses have come to recognize, non-competes are not limited to protection against disclosure of a “top secret” formula, process, or technological invention. A properly drafted non-compete agreement may have much wider … Continue Reading
It’s unfortunate, but it’s reality. The list of politicians engaging in sexual “shenanigans” — from President on down — continues to grow. Just last week news broke that 40-year old Vance McAllister, a newly elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was caught on surveillance video kissing Melissa Peacock, McAllister’s 33-year old female staffer, … Continue Reading
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated enforcement guidance in light of recent court decisions on the use of arrest and conviction records in making employment decisions. The EEOC Enforcement Guidance can be found here. The guidance is not binding on employers but the EEOC will be enforcing Title VII with the guidance in … Continue Reading
For the second time this year, the USCIS has published an updated version of its Form I-9 Handbook for Employers. The most recent version of the Handbook can be accessed through the USCIS’s I-9 Central HERE (Click on the picture of the I-9 Handbook for employers in the right hand column). Earlier in June, the … Continue Reading
