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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...

Nicholas Fortuna, April 21, 2017 On April 6, 2017, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia sued the City of Philadelphia to block the implementation of Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Ordinance, due to...

Paula Lopez, April 11, 2017. Last week, in McLane Co. Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-1 to vacate a U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

  By: Megan J. Muoio, April 3, 2017 On March 27, 2017, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided the case of Christiansen...

Nicholas Fortuna, March 24, 2017 On March 21, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) former acting general counsel, Lafe Solomon, served in violation of...

Diana Uhimov, March 16, 2017 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued proposed guidance on workplace harassment. The EEOC is a federal agency charged with enforcing laws that protect individuals...

Paula Lopez, March 10, 2017. In a recent appeals decision, New York’s Appellate Division, First Department (which hears appeals from lower courts in New York County and Bronx County) affirmed a...