Kevin Smith

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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New York Proposes Biometric Privacy Act With Private Right of Action

On January 6, 2021, a bipartisan group of New York State lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 27, the latest version of proposed privacy legislation that would allow consumers to sue companies for improperly using or retaining...more

1/28/2021 / Biometric Information , Biometric Information Privacy Act , Corporate Counsel , Data Collection , Data Privacy , Employer Liability Issues , Personal Data , Private Right of Action , SHIELD Act , State and Local Government

New York Court Finds That Plaintiff Who Never Worked a Day For Company Is Not Entitled To A $350,000 Performance Bonus

On January 20, 2015, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision plainly reminding employers of the importance of precisely drafting employment documents. In the case of In re...more

2/3/2015 / Conditional Job Offers , Corporate Counsel , Employment Contract , Hiring & Firing , Lehman Brothers , Offer Letters , Performance Incentives

Second Circuit Finds Possible Pretext in Vague Justification for Non-Transfer

On July 14th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated an award of summary judgment for the defendants in Abrams v. Department of Public Safety, State of Connecticut, et al., Case No. 13-111, holding that...more

7/21/2014 / Appeals , Corporate Counsel , Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Race Discrimination , Summary Judgment

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