The Bottom Line Washington, D.C.’s new law banning non-compete agreements is sweeping in scope. Given the potential liability for violating the Act, employers should become familiar with the Act’s provisions.Employers should review their existing restrictive covenant agreements for Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
Ballots Continue to Come in for Legalized Sports Betting
The Bottom Line Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana join 18 states plus the District of Columbia that have already implemented legalized sports betting and four others that have legalized it pending regulatory legislation, pushing sports betting to the half-way point in the United States. Continue Reading
Four More States Give the Green Light to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
The Bottom Line The growing number of states that have legalized recreational marijuana has created opportunities for new businesses, and as a result, advertising agencies, media agencies and publishers. The expansion of legalized recreational marijuana to four additional states will only serve to Continue Reading
“Dialing It Back?” Federal Courts Weigh in on “Autodialers” After Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Interpretation of TCPA
The Bottom Line In the aftermath of the DC Circuit's ruling striking down the FCC's interpretations of what constitutes an ATDS under the TCPA, ambiguity abounds. While the Herrick ruling represents a very positive development for marketers and their agencies, the Reyes ruling demonstrates that Continue Reading
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Parts of the FCC’s TCPA Order
The Bottom Line The court's decision sends the FCC back to the drawing board, providing the marketing industry with an opportunity to offer input as the FCC reconsiders its interpretation of the TCPA. Indeed, a coalition led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the FCC to craft a narrow Continue Reading
Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Goes Into Effect on April 1, 2018
The Bottom Line With the MPWFA's April 1, 2018 effective date quickly approaching, Massachusetts employers should review and revise their handbook policies, onboarding notices and HR practices to ensure that they comply with the law’s notice obligations and requirements to provide reasonable Continue Reading
Legal Marijuana’s Uncertain Path Forward
4th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Efforts to legalize marijuana took a major step forward in 2016, with four new states voting in November to legalize recreational marijuana use. It is now legal in eight states and the District of Columbia, covering almost one quarter of the Continue Reading
Green Claims May Be Heating Up
4th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Although the climate change rhetoric coming out of Washington, D.C. may have some believing that regulatory scrutiny of "green" claims will soften, a closer look at the current political and social climate at the state level and in the private Continue Reading