Robert T Quackenboss

April 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Practical Implications of the New Restrictions on New York Employers' Access to Employee and Applicant Social Media Accounts

On March 12, New York's Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that effectively prohibits employers from accessing employees' or job applicants' personal social media accounts. New York employers should evaluate their current application processes and social media policies to ensure compliance with the new law.

By Christopher M. Pardo, Robert T. Quackenboss and Alyson M. Brown

6 minute read

August 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Are Your Clients Complying With New York City's AEDT Law?

A discussion of New York City's new law regulating automated employment decision tools, or "AEDT's" and what the law means for employers

By Robert T. Quackenboss and James J. La Rocca

10 minute read

October 05, 2018 | The Recorder

California Supreme Court's Clarification of 'Background Check' Laws

Employers must ensure they are following stricter notice and authorization requirements.

By Robert T. Quackenboss, Karen Jennings Evans and Jason P. Brown

6 minute read

June 20, 2001 | Law.com

Injunctive Relief Denied in Cases Involving Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine

The well-crafted confidentiality agreement, long a staple measure to protect an employer's trade secrets, may now be a strike against the employer seeking an injunction based on the "inevitable disclosure" doctrine. In two recent decisions of the federal courts in New York, injunctions based on the doctrine were denied in part because employees were required to sign confidentiality agreements.

By Robert T. Quackenboss

10 minute read

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