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In 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Under the PPP, eligible businesses could receive loans for support through unprecedented times. Loan forgiveness was all but promised by not only lenders processing the loans, but the Small Business Administration (SBA) which was tasked with implementing the program. With SBA planning to claw-back PPP loans for years to come, borrowers should be aware of how to protect their rights when appealing a . . . Read More

February 14 Deadline: Employers Must Inform Current and Former Employees of Void California Non-Competes or Face Unfair Competition Violations

Client Alerts 01.29.24

By: Nichole D. Atallah, Zachary S. Stinson

Companies with California employees who are subject to non-competes have a fast-approaching deadline of February 14, 2024, to notify those individuals that these agreements are void or risk legal liability under a new California law. While California has long been hostile to non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants, the legislature passed an amendment to Section 16600 of the Business and Professions Code mandating California employers send written notice to current and certain former employees that their non-compete clauses or agreements . . . Read More

Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule Effective February 12, 2024

Client Alerts 12.20.23

By: Nichole D. Atallah, Sarah L. Nash, Kirby Rousseau

On December 14, 2023, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published its long-awaited Final Rule , “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts.” The rule defines service contractors’ latest obligations to offer certain incumbent employees a right of first refusal and implements the Biden Administration’s Executive Order (EO) 14055 , which PilieroMazza previously wrote about here . While previous iterations of the Service Contract Act’s (SCA) nondisplacement obligations may have been implemented, the Final Rule includes a number of heightened obligations and responsibilities . . . Read More