The Federal Department of Labor has finalized a new overtime rule that will take effect July 1, 2024.  This rule increases the earnings requirement for certain employees to be classified as exempt from being eligible to earn overtime.  The rule also provides a mechanism for the earnings threshold to increase every three years. Steps to […]

Many of you may have heard news reports that the Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban post-employment noncompete agreements nationwide.  Although that proposed ban is likely to be paused indefinitely due to court challenges, this email addresses what constitutes a post-employment noncompete, what is proposed to be banned, when the ban may (or may […]

In 2011, Georgia adopted a set of laws governing post-employment restrictive covenants (covenants not to compete, not to solicit customers, not to poach co-workers, not to use or disclose confidential information belonging to the employer, etc.).  Prior to the adoption of these “new” laws, it was very difficult to draft post-employment restrictions that were enforceable […]