In a Tight Labor Market, a Reminder: Most No-Poaching Agreements are Illegal, Some Could Land You in Jail

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In recent months, the U.S. unemployment rate has dropped to levels not seen since the late 1960s. This news—great for American workers—has left many employers scrambling to identify, hire, and retain qualified talent and to shore up efforts to assess and manage the business risks posed by an increasingly peripatetic workforce. As employers evaluate and …read more »

Four Things Every Employer Needs to Know about Texas’s Anti-SLAPP Law

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In 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law the Texas Citizens Participation Act (the “TCPA”). The TCPA is Texas’s version of a category of laws, now on the books in many states across the country, intended to curb “strategic lawsuits against public participation” (so-called “Anti-SLAPP statutes”)—in other words, lawsuits that weaponize litigation to chill …read more »

A Non-Compete Lawyer’s Case for Conducting Exit Interviews (and Five Must-Ask Questions)

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Over the past several months, I conducted an informal, and utterly unscientific, poll about exit interviews. Questionable survey methodology aside, my conversations on this topic confirmed my suspicion: Exit interviews have few fans. There are many reasons for this, but chief among them seems to be doubt on the part of both employers and departing …read more »