Insights

Many settlement agreements contain non-disclosure and/or non-disparagement clauses to deter employees from revealing information about their claim and causing further damage to an employer. However, several states have...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released final guidance on harassment in the workplace on April 29, 2024. The document titled, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” discusses how...

Every year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a lottery for H-1B visas. These nonimmigrant visas are available to foreign workers in highly skilled positions in specialized occupations....

Employers should be aware of a new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that may make it easier for some plaintiffs to sue for discrimination. The lawsuit involved a plaintiff who alleged sex discrimination in a job transfer. The...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a final rule banning non-competes for the vast majority of the workforce in the U.S. Many states already discourage the use of non-competes, limiting the duration, geographic...

On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The rule clarifies employer obligations to provide reasonable...

New York State recently became the first state to give pregnant employees paid time off to obtain prenatal medical care. As part of the budget passed on April 20, 2024, the state expanded its paid sick leave law. Employers...

Disputes involving employee free speech rights in the workplace are becoming an increasingly significant concern for employers. As demonstrated in a recent ruling of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), employers...

On March 1, 2024, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) released the text of the new “Workers’ Bill of Rights” on its website along with the poster that employers will have to use...

Federal and state laws protect whistleblowers from retaliation by employers under the rationale that such laws combat fraud and/or abuse. One of these protective laws is the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”). The U.S....