Amidst a national trend in states and the federal government to discourage noncompetes, Walter C. Pfeffer says employers will need to spend a lot of time on a “complicated risk analysis that’s going to cause a lot of confusion.”
Walter Pfeffer talks about California’s new statutes on restrictive covenants and explains why it may be hard for employers to determine who is actually covered.
Alexander MacDonald says unions are still primarily focused on the potential that AI has to displace workers, but he expects them to evolve in how they seek to address the technology in enforceable contract language.
Stephen T. Melnick talks about a new bill that proposes to give a tax credit to businesses in Massachusetts that join a pilot program to explore the possible benefits of a shorter workweek.