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Maryland Says “Me Too” with Arbitration Limits and New Reporting Requirements

On May 15, 2018, Maryland Governor Lawrence J. Hogan signed into law H.B. 1596, the Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018 (the “Act”), expanding employee rights and remedies under state sexual harassment...more

6/7/2018 / Arbitration , Employer Liability Issues , Federal Arbitration Act , Retaliation , Sexual Harassment , State Labor Laws

#MeToo—New York Poised to Ban Non-Disclosure and Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims

On March 30, 2018, the New York State Assembly completed passage of the 2018-19 state budget. Undoubtedly spurred by the #MeToo movement, the final budget measure, which is expected to be signed into law by Governor Andrew...more

4/6/2018 / #MeToo , Arbitration , Employer Liability Issues , Federal Arbitration Act , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Sexual Harassment

Fool’s Gold: Second Circuit Vacates Order Affirming Arbitrator’s Certification of Class of Jewelry Store Workers Including Absent...

On July 24, 2017, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a federal district court’s approval for a class of roughly 69,000 women claiming that Sterling Jewelers, Inc. (“Sterling”) discriminated against them based on...more

8/21/2017 / Arbitration , Class Action , Gender-Based Pay Discrimination , Job Promotions , Sex Discrimination

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