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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

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New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

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Whistleblower Confidentiality Unveiled

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Confidentiality clauses in employment contracts typically aim to protect an employer’s confidential information, but there are limitations on the extent to which they can restrict whistleblowing activities....more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Holds that Broad Non-Disparagement Clauses No Longer Permitted

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Laws have been enacted throughout the United States in the wake of the #MeToo movement which have served to erode the confidentially and non-disparagement protections that settlement agreements typically provide employers....more

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Illinois Enacts Sweeping Legislation In Response To #MeToo Movement

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Illinois recently enacted sweeping legislation in an effort to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. Illinois Senate Bill 75 created the Workplace Transparency Act, amended the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Victims’...more

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Sweeping New Illinois Law Mandates Sex Harassment Training, Restricts Use of Arbitration and Non-Disclosure Agreements, and Much...

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On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a sweeping piece of legislation, SB 75, enacted as Public Act 101-0221 (“SB 75”). Among other measures, SB 75 (i) imposes a sexual harassment training...more

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New Jersey Bans Non-Disclosure Provisions for Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation & Harassment

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Recent #MeToo-inspired media attention to workplace sexual harassment claims has caused a number of states to pass employee-friendly legislation intended to help prevent such conduct. ...more

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New Jersey Bars Common Workplace Contract And Settlement Terms

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Employers in New Jersey will need to immediately adjust their employment contracts and settlement agreements to come into compliance with a sweeping new law that just took effect. New Jersey’s governor just signed Senate Bill...more

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New Jersey Prohibits Particular Waiver and Non-Disclosure Provisions in Employee Contracts and Settlement Agreements

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New Jersey continues to rewrite the employment law landscape under Governor Phil Murphy. On March 18, 2019, the state amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) in two significant ways....more

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