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Quick Hits The new NLRB acting general counsel tapped by President Donald Trump rescinded twenty-nine prior general counsel memoranda, most of which were issued by his predecessor who served during the Biden administration. The rescinded memoranda included guidance on major labor issues, such as remedies, the legality of noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants, mandatory employer meetings, and the status of college athletes. In Memorandum GC 25-05, issued on February…

Quick Hits Florida employers are facing a complex landscape of evolving workplace policies and legal requirements in 2025, including updates in discrimination prevention, leave laws, and medical marijuana protections. Employers may want to regularly review and update their workplace policies to ensure compliance with changing laws, particularly in areas like discrimination, harassment, leave policies, and wage disputes. Key updates for Florida employee handbooks in 2025 include removing references to outdated…

Quick Hits The 2025 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is considering employment-related bills related to union organizing and collective bargaining, nondiscrimination in the workplace, noncompete and nonpoaching agreements, and DEI. Senate Bill 120 / House Bill 207 aim to prohibit employers from restricting labor organizations and requiring employees to refrain from union membership as a condition of employment. Senate Bill 154 / House Bill 168 seek to prevent…

Quick Hits Numerous states are introducing or expanding workplace violence prevention laws, particularly in healthcare settings, to enhance employee safety amid rising concerns. Specific legislative proposals, such as Alaska’s SB 49 and Massachusetts’s HD.1856, require employers to implement risk assessments, create violence prevention plans, and provide training to protect employees from workplace violence. In recent years, workplace violence has garnered significant attention from lawmakers across the United States, particularly regarding…

Quick Hits The Trump administration is seeking to pause the FTC’s pursuit of appeals of two district court decisions that blocked the FTC’s rule banning noncompetes, suggesting an expected shift in the government’s approach to the rule. Despite the motions to stay, and though the FTC may not pursue any further formal rulemaking on the issue, FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson is continuing to emphasize his view that noncompete agreements…

Quick Hits An activist group has asked a federal district court to strike down an Illinois law requiring the disclosure of nonprofit organizations’ board demographics. The DOJ has intervened in the case, claiming that the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment. The intervention is part of the DOJ’s effort to eliminate DEI practices nationwide. On March 11, 2025, the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois granted the DOJ’s motion…