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California Employment News: The Erosion of Confidentiality Clauses in Settlement Agreements
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Outlook, NY Whistleblower Protections Take Effect, DOJ to Focus on Cyber-Fraud - Employment Law This Week®
Monthly Minute | Trade Secret Protection Best Practices–Employment and Confidentiality Agreements
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#WorkforceWednesday: Sick Leave in New York, California Law Update, and Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Takes Effect
Developments in New York State Labor and Employment Law – What You Need to Know in 2020
Non-Competes Are Not So Bad! The Current Law and Why Proposed Legislation in Congress is an Overreaction
Nota Bene Episode 37: How to Prevent or Defend Against Business Crimes with Chuck Kreindler
III-41- Things That Make You Go “Hmmm” in Employment Law
II-35- The New Sexual Harassment Training/Policy Requirements in New York State and New York City
It is common knowledge that employers have a vested interest in the confidentiality and discretion of their employees, especially in emerging or sensitive industries. ...more
In March of 2022, we reported the passage of landmark legislation paving a clearer path for individuals to pursue workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault claims in court. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault...more
On March 4, 2020, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law House Bill 21, a bipartisan measure that limits the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in sexual misconduct cases. With the law’s enactment, New...more
The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued technical guidance setting out a detailed explanation of the law relating to harassment and sexual harassment, and offering employers practical recommendations...more
The #MeToo Movement, now in its third year, continued its evolution from grassroots activism to legislative change in 2019, with new laws addressing discrimination and harassment emerging from state governments and resulting...more
This OnPoint reports on the guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on the use of confidentiality agreements. Whilst it does not have statutory force, the EHRC guidance provides further...more
Later this week, on October 11, 2019, several important changes are coming to the New York Human Rights Law (“NYHRL”). As you may recall, last year the New York legislature enacted legislation prohibiting employers from...more
Below are summaries of recent laws adopted in Washington State that could be interpreted as relating to the #MeToo movement. Some of them directly address sexual harassment and sexual assault; others are directed at providing...more
We include the 2018 chapter in its entirety for reference following the 2019 update. Background - As part of last year’s Labour & Employment group paper, "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: What Your Company Needs to...more
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE: WHAT US: MULTI-STATE COMPANIES NEED TO KNOW - We include the 2018 chapter in its entirety for reference following the 2019 update. 2019 Update - In the wake the of the #MeToo...more
The debate continues in the United Kingdom as to how non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements should be regulated to combat their abuse, particularly in cases of harassment and discrimination. In this OnPoint we consider...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Senate Bill 121. This bill has two primary effects: 1. “A provision in any employment contract [(other than a collective bargaining agreement, which is excepted)] that waives any...more
Oregon just enacted comprehensive legislation that will have a potentially surprising impact on most Oregon workplaces. On June 11, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 726, also known as the Workplace...more
We include the 2018 chapter in its entirety for reference following the 2019 update. UK update 2019 - The #MeToo movement continues to encourage women to speak out about unacceptable behaviours that they encounter at...more
The #MeToo movement and recent wave of sexual harassment claims against high-profile indivduals has greatly increased scrutiny of the use of nondisclosure agreements in settlement agreements involving sexual misconduct...more
Last month, a California Court of Appeal reaffirmed that California’s Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) is outside the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and the Supreme Court’s 2018 opinion in Epic Systems v....more
UK Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst on 4 March announced new legal proposals to tighten the rules on the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses in an employment context, with a view to enhancing...more
An interesting wrinkle is rising on the problem regarding Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Confidentiality Agreements (CAs) for former CBS employees or those who have settled with the company for discrimination or...more
On September 5th, Proskauer partner Steve Pearlman had the honor of delivering a webinar with EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum, which Proskauer senior associate Danielle Moss moderated. Commissioner Feldblum is the co-author...more
This special episode discusses the new sexual harassment training and policy requirements imposed by New York State and New York City (following a brief discussion of a significant development on joint employer liability)....more
On May 15, 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law the Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018. Described by bill sponsor Craig Zucker (D-Montgomery) as a “national model,” the law, which goes...more
In tandem with the growing #MeToo movement, sexual harassment appears to be top of mind for California legislators in 2018. In the wake of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and the like, California has been flooded with an...more
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law yesterday, March 22, 2018, a bill that addresses sexual harassment in the workplace. The law prohibits employers from requiring employees to sign a non-disclosure agreement...more