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New York Law Journal

Employment Update: Recent Decisions and Agency Actions

Recent court decisions and agency actions have threatened companies' ability to protect themselves through noncompetition, nondisclosure and similar agreements. However, the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Chevron threw open the door to challenges of agency action.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Protecting Client Assets When Noncompetes Are Under Attack: Effective Alternatives

Regardless of how the FTC ultimately fares on appeal, the FTC rule is not the only challenge to noncompetition agreements. Significant legislative proposals to limit noncompetes have been introduced in more than thirty states and in Congress.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Ban-the-Box' Laws: From NYC to Buffalo, and Everywhere in Between

This article aims to shed light on these practical issues by individually detailing the relevant state and local "ban-the-box" laws in New York; and outlining a practical approach for compliance with these laws in the modern workplace.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Employers Beware: Upcoming Labor Laws for 2025 and Beyond

Some are broadly applicable while others are relevant for only specific industries. Here is a rundown of each with compliance tips.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Current State of Noncompetes in New York

This article will examine the current state of noncompete law, focusing on recent administrative, legislative and judicial developments.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dropping a Client Like a 'Hot Potato'

Professor Bennett Gershman and Joel Cohen, a senior counsel at Petrillo Klein & Boxer, engage in a back and forth over a perplexing ethical and practical issue that has recently arisen and may continue to bedevil law firms in an increasingly polarized society.
8 minute read

Law.com

7th Circuit Orders Company to Pay Employees for Time Spent Traveling to Job Sites During 'Normal Working Hours'

The court determined that "an employee is entitled to compensation for overnight travel when it 'cuts across' his 'workday.'"
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Recent Layoff/Callback Litigation Underscores Perils Employers Face From Every Direction

Companies can't use race or ethnicity as a factor in employment decisions. But if those employment decisions—such as whom to terminate during a round of layoffs—disproportionately affect one class of workers, they become vulnerable to discrimination claims.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Major Change'? 6th Circuit Steps Into Fight Over NLRB's Expanded Money Remedies

Starbucks is targeting the board's 2022 decision in Thryv Inc. v. NLRB that the agency can order "make-whole relief" for those who suffered an unfair labor practice, including compensation for "all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms," including credit-card fees, mortgage charges, child-care bills and medical expenses.
5 minute read

Law.com

Movie Theater Agrees to Pay Former Employee $137K in EEOC Discrimination Settlement

The Texas corporation, which operates movie theatres across the country, also agreed to revised anti-discrimination standards and train corporate and regional managers, while posting an employee notice at its Charlotte, North Carolina, location. The company also agreed to an annual Title VII training program featuring and compliance check-ins.
3 minute read

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