Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Erik Mosvick
Noncompete Laws Show States Focusing On Bans, Healthcare
By Chuck Knapp and Erik Mosvick · July 29, 2026, 6:06 PM EDT The first half of 2026 has brought significant legislative activity in noncompete law, where state legislatures continue to drive the most consequential changes to noncompete law across the nation. Dozens of... Contact us for free access to this content Enter your details below so that we can set up a free trial for you. All fields required.
Noncompete Laws Show States Focusing On Bans, Healthcare
By Chuck Knapp and Erik Mosvick ( July 29, 2026, 6:06 PM EDT) -- The first half of 2026 has brought significant legislative activity in noncompete law, where state legislatures continue to drive the most consequential changes to noncompete law across the nation. Dozens of noncompete-related bills have been introduced so far this year in more than half of states, a few of which have already been enacted.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Wyoming Enacts Significant Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements | JD Supra
The statutory exceptions to Wyoming’s new law include covenants not to compete in sales of business; those protecting trade secrets; provisions for recovering relocation, education and training expenses for employees based on their tenure; and covenants for executive, management or professional staff. The new law is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2025.
The Current State of Noncompetes in New York
Who Got The Work Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct.
The FTC’s Noncompete Ban: An Update on Legal Challenges and What Comes Next | JD Supra
While the FTC’s noncompete ban is still scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024, there are three ongoing legal challenges to it; and there are pending motions in all three cases that could enjoin it either nationwide or on some limited basis before then. Given the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last term in Loper Bright Enterprises v.
Colorado’s 2024 Legislative Session Leads to Big Changes for Colorado Employers | JD Supra
HB24-1360: Colorado Disability Opportunity Office — Effective July 1, 2024 HB24-1129: Protections for Delivery Network Company (DNC) Drivers — Effective August 7, 2024 HB24-1220: Workers’ Compensation Disability Benefits — Effective August 7, 2024 HB24-1324: Attorney General Enforcement of Void Restrictive Employment Agreements — Effective August 7, 2024 HB24-1124: Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation — Effective August 7, 2024 HB24-1451: Hair Length Added to the CROWN Act —...
NLRB: Noncompete and Employee Nonsolicitation Agreements Violate Covered Employees’ Section 7 Rights Under NLRA | JD Supra
The decision held that a noncompete and a separate employee nonsolicitation provision in an employment contract unlawfully chilled employees’ Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
Are You Ready? Notice to Employees of Void CA Non-Competes Required by February 14, 2024 | JD Supra
California law has for many years treated agreements that restrain one from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business as void and unenforceable, unless an exception applies. This applies to most non-compete and non-solicitation agreements with California employees.
Top 10 Noncompete Developments of 2023 | JD Supra
2023 proved to be a very busy year for those monitoring developments in the area of noncompetition law. We highlight 10 major state and federal developments from 2023 in the area of employee noncompetion law, including increased state and federal efforts to outright ban their use. 2023 was an eventful year for those following state and federal noncompete law developments.
New Year, New Rules for Colorado Employers | JD Supra
Colorado employers should review the changes to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act as well as the amended Equal Pay Transparency Rules to prepare for the numerous changes in 2024. Colorado employees can begin applying for FAMLI leave up to 30 days before their leave, meaning they can already apply for FAMLI leave. As such, Colorado employers should take measures to prepare for 2024, including reviewing the FAMLI rules.
Significant Changes Ahead for Colorado Employers – Colorado’s 2023 Legislative Session Produces Extensive Employment Law Changes | JD Supra
June 29, 2023 Taylor Brook, Erik Mosvick, Mary Will Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: At a Glance The 2023 Colorado legislative session ended with the state significantly increasing employee protections through several laws that either created new protections or materially amended current protections.
Minnesota Legislature Agrees to Complete Ban on Noncompetes | JD Supra
On May 11, 2023, the Minnesota Legislature agreed to a new law rendering void and unenforceable all future covenants not to compete, with limited exceptions for agreements entered into in connection with the sale or dissolution of a business. Following a final vote in the House and Senate, the law will be sent by Gov. Tim Walz for his signature. The law is written to take effect July 1, 2023, and to apply to contracts and agreements entered into on or after that date.
Delaware Is Increasingly No Longer a Safe Bet for Restrictive Covenants and Default Choice of Law Provisions | JD Supra
It’s no secret that employee non-compete — and, to a related extent, non-solicitation — restrictions are increasing disfavored and targeted across the U.S., both on a federal and state level. We’ve recently written about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Proposed Rule on Use of Non-Competition Agreements as well as recent legislative activity on the state level.
Ready or not, Colorado’s FAMLI Program is Here and With New Year Requirements | JD Supra
Colorado’s long-anticipated Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program is right around the corner for employee use — but employer requirements are already here. Effective January 1, 2023, employers have certain obligations under the FAMLI program, including notice requirements and upcoming premium payments.
Colorado’s Public Health Emergency Leave Now Covers COVID-19 and ‘Similar Respiratory Illnesses’ | JD Supra
Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (the HFWA) requires employers provide up to two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave — often referred to as public health emergency leave (PHEL) — when a public health emergency is declared. As we previously described, this leave is awarded in addition to employees’ regular paid sick leave required by Colorado law. C.R.S. § 8-13.3-405.
Southwest Airlines Files Challenge to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act | JD Supra
Southwest Airlines Co. has filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado challenging the application of the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) to its Colorado employees. The complaint, which names Scott Moss in his capacity as the director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor and Statistics, along with Philip J.
Coming August 2022: Colorado Substantially Limits Noncompete Agreements | JD Supra
Beginning August 10, 2022, Colorado will drastically narrow the circumstances in which Colorado employers can seek to enforce noncompete and other restrictive employment agreements. Despite Colorado law already having a general restriction against the use of noncompete agreements, the Colorado General Assembly recently passed, and Gov. Jared Polis has now signed, HB 22-1317.
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Proposes New Language for Wage and Hour Rules | JD Supra
Fall 2021 Rulemaking The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has proposed revised language for the wage and hour rules that, if adopted, will become effective as early as January 1, 2022. Specifically, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS) Order and Wage Protection Rules would become effective January 1, 2022 if adopted.
Colorado Court Rejects Challenge to Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act | JD Supra
On May 27, 2021, Judge William Martínez of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued an order rejecting a legal challenge to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CEPEWA) that had been brought by the Rocky Mountain Association of Recruiters (Rocky Mountain) at the end of last year.
Summary of New California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave — What Employers Need to Know | JD Supra
On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 95, which extends and expands employer requirements to provide supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) to employees impacted by COVID-19. SB 95 goes into effect on March 29, 2021, (i.e., 10 days after being signed by Gov. Newsom) and adds sections 248.2 and 248.3 to the California Labor Code.
D.C. Signs Broad Ban on Noncompetes and Anti-Moonlighting Policies | JD Supra
On January 11, 2021, Muriel Bowser, the Washington, D.C., mayor, signed the D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act). In doing so, the District follows the recent trend set by other states, including Oregon, Washington and Massachusetts, that are subjecting noncompetes to intense scrutiny. D.C.’s Act goes much further though, and once in effect will be one of the broadest limitations on such agreements in the country.
Practical Tips for Complying With New Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Standards Increasing Employer Obligations | JD Supra
On November 30, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law adopted the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) emergency temporary standards, which were previously adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on November 20, 2020. As a result, these emergency standards are now effective.
NLRB Limits Definition of 'Concerted' Activities by Employees | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
D.C. Circuit Upholds Obama-Era Joint Employer Test, Invites Showdown Over Future NLRB Rulemaking | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
The Race to Change the NLRB's Joint Employer Standard Is Over. And the Winner Is . . .
Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra: Already signed up? Log in here By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra provides users with access to its legal industry publishing services (the "Service") through its website (the "Website") as well as through other sources.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Erik
Contact Erik, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack