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UK government announces more changes to Employment Rights Bill

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The UK government announced further changes to the Employment Rights Bill. These include a ban on NDAs that seek to prevent workers speaking out about discrimination and harassment. Changes to the fire and rehire rules...more

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Louisiana Becomes Latest State to Prohibit Nondisclosure Clauses Related to #MeToo Claims

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Under a new Louisiana law enacted on June 25, 2024, nondisclosure clauses required by an employer and agreed to prior to a hostile work environment dispute or sexual harassment dispute will be unenforceable. Louisiana joins...more

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Navigating New York’s Revised Legal Framework for Settlement Agreements

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On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S4516, a significant amendment to Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law. This legislation marks a critical expansion in the state's ongoing...more

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Virginia Legislature Makes Changes to Employment Law

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During Virginia's 2023 legislative session, a number of changes impacting employment law were passed and signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin. Those laws will become effective July 1. The following briefly describes...more

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Virginia’s Legislative Session Concludes with a Handful of New Employment Laws

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The 2023 Virginia legislative session closed last month with substantially less activity than we have seen in recent years, in light of the politically divided government in the Commonwealth. The following briefly describes...more

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President Biden Signs the “Speak Out Act” – Prohibiting Employers from Enforcing Pre-dispute Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement...

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On December 7, 2022, just nine months after signing the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, President Biden signed the Speak Out Act (the “Act”). President Biden’s signature on the Speak Out...more

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Silenced No More: The Speak Out Act Set To Curb Nondisclosure Agreements For Victims Of Sexual Misconduct

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Employers who have made use of pre-dispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements will now have to change those practices and reevaluate their existing agreements thanks to the “Speak Out Act” (the “Act”) – a...more

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President Biden Enacts Speak Out Act Curtailing the Use of Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Clauses Involving...

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Amidst the flurry of activity taking place before the end of the 117th U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives quietly passed the Speak Out Act on November 16, 2022, by an overwhelming majority.  The bill previously...more

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Federal Law Alert: Time's Up to Review Employee NDAs

On November 16, 2022, in a 315-109 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan “Speak Out Act,” previously passed by a unanimous Senate on September 29. President Joe Biden is anticipated to sign it, as the...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Sweeping Expansion of Protections Relating to Workplace Discrimination on the Horizon in New York State

A suite of bills aimed at further enhancing protections for both employees and independent contractors regarding discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace are on the horizon in New York State. Several of...more

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California Further Restricts "Non-Disparagement" Provisions in Employment Settlement and Severance Agreements

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In 2019, California adopted several laws that restricted “non-disclosure" provisions in employment-related agreements.  Those laws, passed in the wake of the “me too” movement, limited non-disclosure provisions in settlement...more

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New York Lawmakers Pass Game-Changing Reforms to State Discrimination Laws

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Still grappling with the expansive sexual harassment reforms passed last year, New York businesses and employers will soon need to manage through yet another expansive suite of amendments that will continue the state’s...more

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