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Nicholas Fortuna, March 7, 2018 The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s prohibition against sex bias in the...
Nicholas Fortuna, February 8, 2018 On January 29, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sent the appeal of The Daily Grill, a restaurant chain, back...
Nicholas Fortuna, July 17, 2017 Bucking the national trend, Idaho is making it easier for employers to enforce employee non-compete agreements that prevent employees from leaving to go to work for...
Paula Lopez, July 10, 2017. New York City’s recently passed package of bills, referred to as “Fair Work Week” laws, impose significant scheduling and notice requirements on certain businesses operating in...
By: Megan J. Muoio, June 2, 2017 On March 27, 2017, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided in favor of the...
Nicholas Fortuna, May 17, 2017 On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled by a surprise 7-1 margin that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts states from passing laws to restrict the use...
Diana Uhimov, May 15, 2017 On May 15, 2017, New York City’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (FIFA), N.Y.C. Administrative Code §§ 20-927 et seq., went into effect, impacting companies that hire...
Paula Lopez, May 5, 2017. In a challenge by a New Jersey law firm and the National Employment Lawyers Association to N.J.A.C. 12:17-2.1, a 2015 regulation passed by the Department of...
By: Megan J. Muoio, May 1, 2017 Employers should be apprised of several pieces of legislation currently pending in Congress which would affect paid leave policies for their employees. While it...