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Workspan Daily
11/18/2022
Baristas handed customers red Starbucks Workers United union cups outside cafes.
Workspan Daily
11/17/2023
Unionized baristas are a small portion of the company’s workforce but have gained traction since 2021, when workers in Buffalo, New York voted to form the first labor union at a Starbucks cafe.
Workspan Daily
07/08/2024
Given that impending deadline, Judge Ada Brown, who presided over the Texas case, said she expects to issue a final decision on the fate of the FTC rule by the end of August.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
10/30/2025
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Workspan Daily
01/06/2025
The recent FTC legal moves are the next steps after initially appealing on Oct. 18 the decision by Judge Ada Brown in
Ryan that barred the final rule’s nationwide implementation and determined:
;The FTC does not have the statutory authority to engage in competition-related rulemaking, and;
;The noncompete rule is “arbitrary” and “capricious.”;
Brief Points to Misinterpretations, Missteps
The FTC posited in its Jan. 2 appellate brief that Brown and the district court in Texas incorrectly determined the commission overstepped its legal authority in issuing a rule banning noncompete agreements.
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Workspan Daily
09/24/2025
Zabawa cautioned, however, that trying to treat alcohol use similar to tobacco use when it comes to employee wellness programs that incentivize abstinence could be legally risky, as alcoholism is considered a disability under the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Workspan Daily
10/23/2024
In the August Ryan verdict, Judge Ada Brown sided with the plaintiff (a tax software and services firm) and barred nationwide implementation of the FTC final rule by determining that: The agency does not have the statutory authority to engage in competition-related rulemaking, and;The noncompete rule is “arbitrary” and “capricious.”; In Ryan and in two related cases ( ATS Tree Services LLC v.
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Workspan Daily
01/27/2025
That take would be nearly identical to that of Judge Ada Brown, who presided over the Texas court case.
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Workspan Daily
07/24/2024
ATS Verdict Counters Ryan Verdict Hodge’s take is in stark contrast to that of Judge Ada Brown, who presided over the case Ryan LLC v.
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Workspan Daily
02/08/2022
And, if employers are offering vaccinations onsite, EEOC requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) come into play when the employer or its agent is facilitating the vaccine.
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