The southwestern Ontario township in the midst of a culture war over gay Pride symbols hired a boutique law firm that specializes in representing churches and religious institutions to help it draft its flag by law, CBC News has learned. Norwich Township used the Ottawa-based Acacia Group to help it come up with its flag […]
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Senators Release Report from Government Watchdog on the Prevalence and Economic Effects of Noncompete Agreements Amid Intensifying Federal and State Efforts to Restrict Use
On May 17, 2023, US Senator Rob Wyden (D-OR) announced the release of a long-awaited report on the US Government Accountability Office’s multi-year investigation into the use of noncompete agreements across the US labor market. In announcing the release, Senator Wyden said that the GAO report “highlights the problems of noncompete agreements – particularly their […]
10,000 Lakes and . . . No Noncompetitive? Minnesota Passes Law Banning Non-Competes Effective July 1, 2023
As expected, on May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed a new law banning noncompete agreement in Minnesota. The ban will be effective for such agreements entered on or after July 1, 2023. By enacting the Omnibus Jobs, Economic Development, Labor and Industry appropriations bill (MN SF 30035), Minnesota becomes only the fourth state (along […]
Spilling Secrets Podcast: How to Secure Key Employees in Health Care M&A Transactions
Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secret law: Human capital often drives the value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the health care industry. Buyers involved in these deals must retain key employees to secure that value. Epstein Becker Green’s Spilling Secrets hosts Erik W. Weibust […]
2023-04-19 | Press Release | ROSEN, A LONGSTANDING LAW FIRM, Encourages Hesai Group Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in First Filed Securities Class Action Commenced by the Firm
NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Hesai Group (NASDAQ: HSAI) pursuant and/or traceable to the Company’s initial public offering conducted in February 2023 (the “IPO”), of the important June 6, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class […]
INVESTIGATION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm
INVESTIGATION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announced that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (“Chinook” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: KDNY) for […]
2023-04-19 | NYSE:UP | Press Release
NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announced it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE:UP) between November 9, 2022 and March 31, 2023, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). A class action […]
Lawyers win big in $787.5 million Fox defamation case
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – The $787.5 million settlement that ended Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp also marks the end of a lucrative, two-year legal battle for the sprawling teams of highly-paid lawyers on both sides. At least 31 lawyers from nine different law firms worked on the case, court filings show. […]