The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) recently reinstated setting-specific standards to determine whether employers have violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act) by unlawfully disciplining...more
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued a significant decision that dramatically affects employers’ ability to include nondisparagement and confidentiality provisions in separation...more
3/1/2023
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New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has actively stepped up enforcement of the city’s worker protection laws, including the Fair Workweek Law (FWL) and Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law (PSSL)...more
President Biden signed H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (the Act), into law on March 3, 2022. Effective immediately, the Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to...more
3/9/2022
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