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How to Protect Your Investment in Employees in a Tight Labor Market Posted on: June 02, 2021 In: Labor & Employment
In a tight labor market, competitors will seek to hire experienced, fully trained employees to immediately fill much-needed roles. The loss of a such an employee can have an outsized impact on a department or business segment. Therefore, it is now more important than ever for employers to protect their investment in their workforce and act proactively to avoid these departures. Here are four tips to help you to grow your workforce during this tight labor market.
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Non-Competition Agreements – Bracing Yourself Against the Winds of Change Posted on: May 23, 2019 In: Labor & Employment
As noted in our May 10 client alert, Washington has now joined several other states (Idaho, Utah, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico, and Illinois) that have recently amended their non-compete statutes to provide more protections for employees. The Washington statute is instructive for employers because, in addition to a new wage threshold, it contains several of the restrictions or limitations that are trending in proposed legislation across the country.
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The Other Shoe Drops: CA Appellate Court Holds Non-Solicitation of Employees Restrictions Also Unenforceable Posted on: December 21, 2018 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
Since 2008, California courts have refused to enforce non-solicitation of customer provisions in employment contracts. On November 1, 2018, in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District expanded this concept to include non-solicitation of employees restrictions (also known as anti-raiding provisions) as well.
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