On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, holding that courts may not impose a heightened evidentiary standard on majority-group plaintiffs alleging...more
Connecticut declines to restrain departed founder from using client list -
A Connecticut federal judge in TJT Capital Group, LLC v. Timothy McFadden denied an investment adviser’s motion for a temporary restraining order...more
4/2/2025
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Appeals ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Race Discrimination ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
Seventh Circuit upholds forfeiture-for-competition provision in restricted stock unit agreement -
A Seventh Circuit panel, in LKQ Corporation v. Rutledge, held that an employer could enforce a “forfeiture-for-competition”...more
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
8/1/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
FinTech ,
Retaliation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment
May 2024 NJ Supreme Court holds that non-disparagement provisions cannot prohibit disclosure of details relating to claims of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment -
The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that...more
6/4/2024
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Harassment ,
NJ Supreme Court ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII ,
Title X ,
Undue Hardship