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Seward & Kissel LLP

Employment Litigation Roundup: June 2024

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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

Williams Mullen

More Attacks on Employee Separation Agreements; Now the SEC Joins the Fray

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In early September, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) settled a charge it brought against Monolith Resources, LLC, a Nebraska-based energy and technology company. The SEC claimed in the charge...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

SEC Settlement A Reminder for Employers: Review Your Separation Agreements

by Mark Wiletsky Mark Wiletsky Companies routinely use separation agreements with departing employees.  Through those agreements, the employee receives some type of separation benefit (typically a payment or severance), and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - August 2018 #2

Fifth Circuit Pins Down Insignia Ban - Why it matters - The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, affirmed a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) that a ban on pins violated Section 8(a)(1) of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - April 2018

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent court decisions, including the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on cases relating to the definition of a whistleblower and exemptions from the overtime pay provisions. This edition...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Top SCOTUS Cases Tech Companies Should Watch – Fall 2017 Preview

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The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term promises to be a big one, featuring a patent case that could be a game changer for many clients and a host of other cases that may affect how tech and life sciences companies deal with...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - December 2016

Voters Embrace Minimum Wage Increases, Legalized Marijuana - Why it matters - While employers wait to see the impact of Donald Trump's forthcoming presidency, voters made their feelings clear on two...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Employment Flash - October 2016"

Spotlight on Whistleblower Protections - On October 24, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a “risk alert” regarding SEC registrants’ compliance with Rule 21 F-17, which implements Section 21F of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - April 2015

To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate? U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Pregnant Employees - Why it matters: The U.S. Supreme Court decided the first of two major employment law cases this term when a 6-3 majority of...more

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