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LONDON — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed Friday he will legislate to ease restrictive non-compete clause rules for workers — but stopped short of committing to a ban. Burnham said in a ...

Question: How enforceable is a non-compete clause in a mainland Dubai company? I am planning to take up an offer with another company in the same industry. In what circumstances can my current ...

Malta issued the highest number of residence permits to non-EU citizens relative to its population out of all EU countries in 2025. According to data released by Eurostat earlier in September, Malta ...

The proposed changes are intended to make it easier for workers to move to better-paid roles without being restricted by clauses in their employment contracts. The Albanese Government has released ...

The Albanese Government has released draft legislation banning non-compete clauses for Australian workers earning less than $190,100 a year, the Fair Work Act high-income threshold, in a move it says ...

On March 3, 2026, Administrative Law Judge Robert A. Giannasi held that employer Valley Radiology violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) by offering an employee a ...

Noncompete clauses in contracts prevent doctors from working for a competitor in the same area for a set period. Critics argue these clauses disrupt patient care and worsen physician shortages, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A bill working its way through the South Carolina State House could change how doctors move between jobs and where they’re allowed to practice. Lawmakers are weighing a proposal ...

Meteorologist Ray Petelin joined the KDKA Weather Team in October 2018, but is no stranger to the weather in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. He has been forecasting in Pittsburgh since 2011 and ...

On March 23, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law that will, on June 30, 2027, render thousands of existing noncompete provisions void and unenforceable across Washington state. No court decision. No ...