Evan D Parness

July 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed nationwide ban on the use of non-compete agreements, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board's memorandum declaring most non-competes to be in violation of federal labor law, and other states recently enacting measures that ban or limit the use of non-competes, the New York legislature officially joined the fray by proposing its own ban on employee non-compete agreements. This article takes a closer look at the potential impact.

By Brian S. Kaplan, Evan D. Parness and Natalie Gagarkina

8 minute read

February 19, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Employees working remotely may still experience incidents that give rise to claims of discrimination and/or harassment virtually, through video streaming platforms or chat apps as well as email and text messages.

By Daniel Turinsky, Evan D. Parness and Janeen R. Hall

5 minute read

February 19, 2019 | New York Law Journal

With New York seemingly poised to enact legislation legalizing recreational marijuana, New York employers will face a host of new compliance issues. Employers would be well-served to begin surveying their policies, procedures and training that will need to be adapted to comply with any such new law.

By Garrett D. Kennedy and Evan D. Parness

8 minute read