Illinois Chips Away at Use of Non-Compete Agreements for Low-Wage Earners
10/4/16
By: Timothy Holdsworth
The political storm that has been brewing around the appropriate minimum wage amount now seems to have spread into the non-compete world. Last month, Illinois enacted the Freedom to Work Act, which prohibits employers from entering …
NLRB Doubles Down on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard Expansion
10/2/15
By: Tim Holdsworth
On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board discarded thirty years of precedent and handed down a new and expanded definition of joint employer. See Browning-Ferris Industries of California, 362 NLRB No. 186 (August 27, …