New York’s Legislature concluded its legislative session with a flurry of activity, including the passage of four notable employment-related bills. In sum, these four bills (i) ban the use of non-compete agreements, (ii)...more
6/21/2023
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Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA) ,
Freelance Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
New York ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-1 to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a Non-Compete Rule (Proposed Rule), which provides that virtually all non-compete clauses with employees,...more
On March 3, President Biden signed H.R. 4445, the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.” The Bill amends the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to invalidate predispute agreements to...more
Since the landmark New York Court of Appeals decision in BDO Seidman v. Hirshberg, 93 N.Y. 2d 382 (1999), the restrictive covenant landscape in New York has remained relatively constant....more
On Dec. 16, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its 1997 policy statement on “Mandatory Binding Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Disputes as a Condition of Employment (the 1997 Policy...more
12/23/2019
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Arbitration ,
Binding Arbitration ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Labor Reform ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Policy Statement ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Mandates