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Sexual Assault Retaliation Federal Arbitration Act

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How the EFAA Applies to Employee Arbitration Agreements in Sexual Harassment Cases Involving Conduct That Preceded the Law’s...

On August 12, 2024, the Second Circuit held that a plaintiff's hostile work environment claims were subject to the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 ("EFAA"), even though...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2024

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Employee Who Wanted To Donate/Freeze Her Eggs Was Not Protected By Pregnancy Statute - Paleny v. Fireplace Products U.S., Inc., 103 Cal. App. 5th 199 (2024) - Erika Paleny alleged harassment, discrimination and...more

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Employment Litigation Roundup: July 2024

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Arbitration agreement deemed inapplicable where plaintiff plausibly alleged sexual harassment claim - The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 ( “EFAA”) amended the Federal...more

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Is Arbitration Becoming “Just Somebody That We Used to Know”? — The Beginning of the End of Arbitration

When Congress passed and President Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“the Act”) last year, we predicted it was just the beginning of an all-out federal assault on...more

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Timing is Everything: NJ Appellate Division Compels Arbitration of Employee’s Sex Harassment Claims

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On October 26, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Rourke v. Herr Foods, Inc. once again confirmed that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the 2019 amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD)...more

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