Many U.S. employers use the H-1B Visa to obtain workers, and many employers have staffed nearly entire companies with such workers. It is a non-immigrant visa that allows employers to hire foreign workers in what is referred to as a “specialty occupation” for up to 3 years, with a maximum of 6 years. The Biden Administration took steps to “modernize” the H-1B program and the new regulation took effect on January 17, 2025.
Read MoreCalifornia employers are tasked with new notice requirements! Employers must give notice to all current and former employees employed after January 1, 2022 whose contracts included a noncompete clause (or who were required to enter a noncompete agreement) that such clauses or agreements are void. This notice must be given to the employees by February 14, 2024. The notice has to be individualized for each employee, in writing, and shall be delivered to the employee’s or former employee’s last known address and email address. This is a significant task and employers should plan their compliance ahead of time.
California’s new controversial law (SB 699) codified in California Business and Professions Code section 16600.5 now extends California’s restriction on non-compete agreements to even perfectly legal out-of-state non-compete agreements. California wants to attract the best workers in the nation and now will refuse to enforce ANY non-compete agreements at all - even those that other states recognize. Employers have no right to enforce non-compete agreements in California.
Read MoreWhat many people are not aware of, is the fact that a copyright is created the minute you create the work. Yes, that's right. No publication or registration or any other action is actually required to secure your copyright. If you create it in a permanent form then it is protected. However …
Read MoreCopyright and trademark are not the same thing.
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