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The patchwork of state employment laws just got a few more patches. On July 12th and August 12th (Senate Bill S6577), Governor Cuomo signed two employment-focused laws that added a number of updates to the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL)....By: Dickinson Wright

Governmental agencies have been issuing a variety of guidance in the past 24 months that have changed certain reporting and disclosure requirements applicable to employee benefit plans, as well as providing for certain new compliance deadlines....By: Akerman LLP

With the recent enactment of Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (CTPFML) law, the availability of paid leave, coupled with a vast expansion of covered employers, covered employees, and reasons for leave, will bring a major shift in leave...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

CONTROL YOUR OWN HEADLINES - In today’s high-stakes environment, in-house counsel and HR professionals are often on the frontlines, responding to headlines that threaten business and reputational objectives. Join McDermott Will & Emery’s...By: McDermott Will & Emery

“Unconscionability” is alive and well, as last week the California high Court renewed its 30-year running dog fight with the U.S. Supreme Court over the enforceability of arbitration agreements. In One Toyota of Oakland v. Kho (“OTO”), the California...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

How the NLRB analyzes defenses to unilateral change unfair labor practice charges may be in for a substantial revision. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman John Ring and Member Marvin Kaplan have signaled their interest in reviewing the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court invalidated an employment arbitration agreement on August 29, 2019. At issue in OTO, LLC v. Kho was an agreement to arbitrate employment claims, including wage claims. Under the agreement, Kho had to...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The New Jersey Wage Theft Act (WTA) recently became law. The statute amended the state’s wage and hour laws and considerably increased the remedies, damages and liabilities for New Jersey employers....By: Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), retaliation claims continue to be the most frequently filed charges of discrimination at the federal agency by far. According to the EEOC’s Fiscal Year 2018 Enforcement and...By: SmithAmundsen LLC

A Los Angeles jury awarded a black former UCLA phlebotomist nearly $1.6 million in damages for being subjected to racial harassment by co-workers. Birden v. The Regents of the University of California, No. BC6681389 (Los Angeles Superior Court May...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP