Rachel Monroe When Illinois non-compete agreements are enforceable: the $75,000 earnings floor, the five-part reasonableness test, the two-year consideration rule, and the workers the Freedom to Work Act exempts.
Florida enforces non-compete agreements under Fla. Stat. § 542.335 when they are written, protect a legitimate business interest, and are reasonable in scope. Here is what the statute requires, how long a restraint can last, and how the 2025 CHOICE Act changes the rules for high earners.
Florida does not require employers to cash out unused PTO or vacation when a job ends. Whether accrued time is paid depends on the employer’s written policy or contract, plus what to do when a promised payout is withheld.
Pennsylvania enforces non-compete agreements when they are ancillary to employment, supported by consideration, and reasonably limited in duration, geography, and scope. This article explains the standard courts apply, the consideration rule, and the 2024 limits on health care non-competes.
FMLA gives eligible New York employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave. Here is who qualifies and how to request it from a New York employer.
FMLA leave in Texas runs through federal law and your own employer, not a state agency. Here is who qualifies, how to give notice, and how the medical certification process works.
How North Carolina’s final paycheck rules work after a job ends: the next-payday deadline, what counts as wages, allowable deductions, and recovering unpaid final pay.
A step-by-step look at applying for FMLA leave from an Ohio employer: who is eligible, how to give notice, the medical certification forms involved, and the job protections that apply when leave ends.
Pennsylvania has no state family-leave law, so eligible workers apply for leave under the federal FMLA. Here is who qualifies, how to give notice, what the medical certification requires, and the job-protection rules that apply when you return.
FMLA is a federal law, so Georgia workers apply under the same national rules. Here is who qualifies, what the leave covers, how to give notice, and how job protection works.
North Carolina has no separate state family-leave law, so leave runs under the federal FMLA. A plain-language walkthrough of eligibility, notice, medical certification, and job protection.
A step-by-step look at requesting FMLA leave from an Illinois employer: who qualifies, how much notice the law requires, the medical certification process, the DOL forms involved, and how job protection interacts with Illinois leave laws.