Roundup: Noncompete agreements; NJ pay transparency; WA paid family leave; Menopause and wellness; Agents and liability

Most new state laws restricting noncompetes involve eliminating noncompetes for healthcare workers because there currently a shortage of healthcare workers that is only going to get worse while demand grows as the population ages. Eliminating noncompetes doesn't create new healthcare workers, but it does make them easier to recruit.

New Jersey's pay transparency laws went into effect June 1. The new laws require that employers post pay ranges and the types of benefits offered. It also requires employers to let their current employees know about openings for advancement.

Paid leave is difficult to figure out how to meet the practical needs of everyone involved. Employees need actual time off and employers still need to get the work done.

The reality about any kind of leave is that unless it's paid, most employees can't afford to take it.

Here are some more good reasons from Fisher Phillips to talk about menopause and what supporting employees in perimenopause and menopause looks like.

The terms agents and agentic are everywhere these days. Does anybody know what they actually mean? The employment lawyers do.