CFTC charges employer with failing to include whistleblower carveout in agreements with employees -
Commodities trading firm Trafigura Trading LLC agreed to pay a $55 million fine to settle charges from the Commodity...more
7/3/2024
/ Carve Out Provisions ,
CFTC ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
May 2024 NJ Supreme Court holds that non-disparagement provisions cannot prohibit disclosure of details relating to claims of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment -
The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that...more
6/4/2024
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Harassment ,
NJ Supreme Court ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII ,
Title X ,
Undue Hardship
On April 24, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ( “FTC”) published a sweeping ban on non-competes (“Rule”). The Rule passed by a 3-2 vote, with the FTC’s Democratic commissioners voting in favor, and Republican commissioners...more
4/30/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets