Summary: Digital communications and remote work have blurred the lines between casual messages and binding agreements, creating new liability risks for businesses. Emojis, Slack messages, and text threads can be interpreted as evidence of intent in both contract and employment disputes. Maintaining corporate formality through clear documentation and defined communication channels remains the best protection against Read More
BAKER JENNER CLIENT ALERT! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – FTC ISSUES FINAL RULE ON NON-COMPETES, SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERING THE RELATIONSHIPS ON WHICH BUSINESSES DEPEND
The below is merely informational and does not communicate, whether intentionally or otherwise, any legal, compliance or other advice. In our February 2023 Client Alert, we advised that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) had issued its proposed rule prohibiting non-competes nationally, an early policy initiative of the Biden Administration. Over a year later, on April 23, 2024, the FTC issued its 570-page Final Read More
Biden’s Executive Order Targeting Non-Competes—How Scary is its Bite?
With consolidation looming large in health care, tech, social media, internet platform providers, and other industries, non-compete agreements are receiving renewed scrutiny at the political and regulatory levels. This renewed scrutiny coincides with recent bad press concerning some national employers’ injudicious uses of non-competes to restrict low-wage and rank-and-file employees. President Biden has now Read More
