Louisiana employers should be aware of two new laws which went into effect on August 1, 2021.  The first, Act 393, provides for reasonable accommodations of employees who become temporarily disabled due to certain pregnancy-related medical conditions.  It amends Louisiana Revised Statutes §§ 23:341 and 23:342 and enacts § 23:341.1, which apply to employers who employ more than 25 employees within the State of Louisiana. These changes include incorporating definitions within the statutes which provide…

As we previously reported, earlier this year the District of Columbia enacted the The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (the “Act”), which creates the broadest non-compete ban in the country.  The Act essentially bars post-employment non-competition agreements as well as prohibitions on simultaneous work for other employers.  Although the Act became law in March, its restrictions are tied to its “applicability date,” which is defined as “the date of inclusion of its fiscal…

On August 13, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS § 90), which imposes restrictions on the use of non-competition and non-solicitation (employee and customer) restrictive covenants for Illinois employees. The law takes effect on January 1, 2022, and only applies to restrictive covenants entered into after January 1, 2022. Below are some of the key provisions of the law: The law prohibits employers…