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By: Megan J. Muoio, October 8, 2014 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued its recent aggressive advocacy on behalf of employees by filing suit against two employers, claiming that the...
Diana Uhimov, October 3, 2014. After close to a year of public hearings and other inquiries, on July 21, 2014, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) proposed a novel...
Megan J. Muoio, September 11, 2014 In 2000, the State of Colorado legalized medical marijuana use by individuals with debilitating medical conditions. Then in January 2013, it attracted attention by legalizing...
Diana Uhimov, September 3, 2014. Class-action lawsuits can be a powerful tool for employees and consumers against major corporations, as proven by the massive $7.25 billion Visa and MasterCard antitrust settlement...
Megan J. Muoio, July 10, 2014 The Supreme Court has already begun to line up cases for its term that will begin in October 2014. One of the petitions for certiorari...
Employers Should Exercise Caution in Light of the EEOC’s Recent Action Against Separation Agreements
Megan J. Muoio, June 19, 2014 The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has recently filed multiple claims challenging employers’ standard separation agreements. On February 14, 2014, the EEOC filed suit against CVS...
Diana Uhimov, June 11, 2014. Eastern District Judge Nicholas Garaufis’ decision last month in United States v. American Express held that a plaintiff is not required to establish a defendant’s market...
Nicholas Fortuna, June 4, 2014. The federal courts are struggling with what type of claims may be brought as a class action after the Supreme Court decisions in Comcast v. Behrand,...
Diana Uhimov, May 15, 2014. Starting on June 2, 2014, businesses will have the option to choose an accelerated procedure for dispute resolution in New York’s Commercial Division. The new rule,...
Paula Lopez, May 8, 2014. As the trend of e-commerce and the offer of goods and services through websites and mobile applications have increased, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped...