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On Monday, Jan. 16, we celebrate and honor the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

During his speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, Dr. King said, "In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men – yes, black men as well as white men – would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.… America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'"

Please join Professor Dr. David Reed, from the Department of History and Government at Bowie State University, in this extensio@work podcast episode: https://bit.ly/39qCp9F. Dr. Reed discusses the impact of slavery on our laws and legal systems, and explains the ways in which the legal legacy of slavery impacts how we view race today.

ICYMI: Effective October 1, the DC "Non Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022 undid many of the bans on non competition provisions set forth in the prior DC "Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendments Act of 2020". These changes provide more flexibility for employers who seek to impose restrictive covenants on DC employees, but only if they follow certain parameters on scope, notice, salary level and profession.

Have non competes with DC employees? Read more here: https://bit.ly/3gW6v8w.

"Labor gives birth to ideas." Jim Rohn

Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. Observed the first Monday in September, the holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. We are privileged to work every day in the field of HR, supporting brilliant humans who bring those ideas to life.

Happy Labor Day! Our offices will be closed on Monday, September 4.