In 2022, there were several new developments in Massachusetts labor and employment law. These included new legislation prohibiting discrimination based on natural hair styles or textures historically associated with race, changes to minimum wage and Sunday/holiday premium pay requirements, updates to paid family and medical leave benefit rates, and noteworthy case law developments.

Atlanta Appellate Partners Seth M. Friedman and Christopher Meeks obtained a significant appellate win on behalf of a city in North Carolina when the North Carolina Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s denial of the city’s motion for summary judgment. 

Dallas Partner Malerie T. Anderson has been named to D Magazine’s 2023 Best Lawyers Under 40 list for Business/Commercial Litigation. This is her second year appearing on this list. 

On December 30, 2022, Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued preliminary guidance on the implementation of a price cap exception to the ban on maritime transportation of Russian-origin petroleum products.

On December 22, 2022, the City of Gainesville, Florida passed the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2022-617). The ordinance prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from asking any questions regarding an applicant’s criminal history in the application process.

2022 was an exciting year for labor and employment law in the state of Michigan. The minimum wage was increased, but a key court ruling cleared the way for possible significant further expansion of the state’s minimum wage and sick leave laws. Conversely, it was a quiet year for Michigan’s neighbor, Indiana, when it came to developments in labor and employment law.

Wilmington Partner Sean M. Brennecke recently authored an article for ABA Business Law Today, titled, “Southern District of West Virginia Decision Underlies Dismissal of AmerisourceBergen Shareholders’ Derivative Action.”

Private healthcare employers in California successfully challenged the Los Angeles minimum wage ordinance as part of the “No on Los Angeles Unequal Pay Measure” campaign.

This alert contains a summary of the major labor and employment law updates in North Carolina from the previous year, including the state’s Wage and Hour Act, its Occupational Safety and Health Act, and two key state Supreme Court decisions involving attorney-client privilege during workplace investigations and the limits of employee handbooks.

Los Angeles Partner Dana Alden Fox will join a panel on trial practice at the upcoming Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC) Annual Seminar, hosted at the J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live on February 10.

This alert discusses the major developments in Missouri labor and employment law from the previous year, including minimum wage changes and a constitutional amendment regarding legalized marijuana. We also discuss a bill working its way through the Missouri legislature that would amend the state’s Human Rights Act.

Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi was recently interviewed for a Law360 Pulse article, titled, “What Delaware's Legal Leaders Are Focusing On In '23,” which addresses firm leaders’ forecasts for the types of matters that will populate Delaware courts in the year ahead.

In three separate actions and with a recent proposed rulemaking, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged the use and enforceability of non-compete agreements (NCAs). First, the FTC took action against three separate companies with regard to their use of NCAs. Generally, the FTC complained that the NCAs used were overly broad, applied to lower wage and unskilled workers, and were used in concentrated markets.

Phoenix Partner Gregg E. Clifton spoke with Law360 for an article titled, “3 Takeaways From NCAA's Report On Student-Athlete Support,” which addresses a recently released National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) report that was expected to include sweeping recommendations for modernizing Division I systems.