Travis Kearbey Quoted in Missouri Lawyer Article About Likely Impact of Trump Administration on Labor Law
Travis Kearbey, national vice chair of the Quarles & Brady Labor & Employment Practice Group, was quoted in a Missouri Lawyers Weekly article about how federal employment policy may change under the incoming Trump administration.
Based in the firm’s St. Louis office, Kearbey shared his insight about potential impact related to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompetes, as well as the general outlook related to labor policy.
An excerpt:
Noncompete bans will likely be attacked from both the FTC and NLRB angles under Trump, Travis Kearbey of Quarles & Brady in St. Louis believes.
“Noncompetes could be subject to far less scrutiny as a result of the incoming administration,” Kearbey said.
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Kearbey said the shift in federal policies under Trump could make it easier to classify workers as 1099 employees, while noncompetes are likely to be upheld at the federal level. However, practitioners must balance those changes against state-specific requirements and restrictions.
Immigration practice could see changes as well. Kearbey advises preparing for increased restrictions.
“With the first administration, there was a pretty dramatic increase in the number of visa denials. There’s an anticipation for an increase in visa denials and potentially restrictions placed on the visas,” he said. “Businesses that rely heavily on talent outside should be thinking about their immigration strategy.”