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Jenner & Block Advises Theratechnologies in Acquisition Agreement
On July 2, Jenner & Block advised its client Theratechnologies Inc. in entering into a definitive arrangement agreement to be acquired by CB Biotechnology LLC, an affiliate of Future Pak LLC. Theratechnologies is a Quebec-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization of innovative therapies.
Jenner & Block Advises The Campbell Center in Merger Agreement
On June 11, Jenner & Block advised its client The Campbell Center in completing its merger with New Horizons. This merger marks a pivotal moment, uniting two San Fernando Valley, California based non-profits that have each served the neurodiverse community for 70 years. The Campbell Center supports adult individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities through supported employment, community integration services, and residential services.
A Jenner & Block team advised Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market manufacturing and industrial companies, in their acquisition of a majority equity stake in Pioneer Window Holdings, Inc (“Pioneer”) through a newly-formed affiliate.
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Employers have historically used non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions when resolving threatened or actual claims employees may pursue. The logic of proposing such clauses flows from the reasonable desire to bring as much closure to disputes as is possible. However, recent legal decisions have questioned whether and when such provisions may be permissible.
Client Alert: Supreme Court Stays OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Rule
On January 13, 2022, a divided Supreme Court stayed OSHA’s vaccine-or-test emergency temporary standard (ETS). Nat’l Federation of Independent Business v. Dep’t of Labor, OSHA , 595 U.S. ___ (2022). The matter came before the Court on a request for emergency relief after the Sixth Circuit granted an emergency motion by OSHA to dissolve a stay of the ETS previously issued by the Fifth Circuit.
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) issued its much anticipated guidance to federal contractors pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 (EO), which we covered here. Simply put: the Task Force imposes a broad requirement that contractor employees get vaccinated—whether they are full-time or part-time; whether they work at a contractor workplace, Federal workplace, or from their homes; and whether they work directly on a government contract, indirectly, or only at the s
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Court Declares Non-Competes Back in Business
On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in Ryan LLC et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, granted Ryan LLC and the US Chamber of Commerce’s motion for summary judgment and barred the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its broad non-compete ban with nationwide effect. The FTC’s rule, which would have banned non-compete agreements in most employment contexts, was set to go into effect in two weeks, on September 4, 2024.[1]
For Now, the FTC’s Rule Banning Noncompetes is Still in Place
Contrary to what has been reported in the popular press, the rule broadly banning noncompetes that was issued by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) this past April[1]is not yet dead and may stay alive long enough for it to take effect. Accordingly, employers should consider what steps they may need to take to comply with the rule’s requirement that they notify, with very limited exception, all current and former employees with active noncompetes that their noncompete is no longer in effect by