Amendment to New York City Human Rights Law Mandates Employers to Engage in...
The New York City Council voted last month to amend the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to mandate that covered entities engage in “cooperative dialogue” with those persons who may be...
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employers in Upholding Arbitration Agreements...
On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis that employers can require employees to arbitrate disputes with the employer individually and waive their...
View ArticleNew York State Releases Draft Anti-Sexual Harassment Training and Policy...
As we have previously reported, pursuant to provisions of the state budget signed into law this past April, effective October 9, 2018, all New York State employers will be required to adopt written...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Reaffirms Test for Employee Status
On May 8, 2019, the Seventh Circuit reaffirmed its test for determining employee status under federal anti-discrimination laws, holding that a physician lacked standing to bring Title VII claims...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Holds That Filing an EEOC Charge Is Not a Jurisdictional...
In a unanimous decision in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, the United States Supreme Court held that while an employee has a mandatory obligation to file a charge with the EEOC prior to bringing a...
View ArticleSubstantial Changes Ahead for Illinois Employers in 2020 Relating to Sexual...
On August 9, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221 (the “Act”), which enhances protections against workplace sexual harassment and discrimination. The Act creates new laws and...
View ArticleSJC Finds Commissions Lost Due to Retaliation Are Subject to Trebling
In a February 12, 2020 decision, Parker v. EnerNOC, Inc., SJC-12703, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the full commission which would have been due to an employee had she not been...
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Third Circuit Recognizes Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim by Party...
It is not often that a United States Court of Appeals issues a decision on trade secrets, much less one involving the review of a bench trial that drew legal conclusions on the scope of trade secret...
View ArticleNew York Court Dismisses Amazon Workers’ COVID-19 Health and Safety Claims
*** UPDATE: On November 24, 2020, the Plaintiffs in Palmer, et al. v. Amazon.Com, Inc., et al. filed a notice of appeal. The Plaintiffs appealed Judge Cogan’s order dismissing the case to the Second...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Clarifies Scope of Article III Standing Under Illinois BIPA
On November 17, 2020, the Seventh Circuit held that allegations that a defendant violated Section 15(a) of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS § 14/1, et seq.—which...
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U.S. House Passes Bill that Places Future of Arbitration Agreements at Risk
It’s only been two weeks since President Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the “Ending Forced Arbitration Act”) into law (which we covered...
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