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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – August 2025

In this month’s highlights, our team summarises the latest developments in UK employment law and their implications for employers. ...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Nondisparagement Clauses in Settlement Agreements May Violate the NJ Law Against Discrimination

On May 7, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Savage v. Township of Neptune that a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between a former police sergeant and her former employer resolving sex...more

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New York Employers Now Face Yet Another Change in their Ability to Obtain Confidentiality and Enforcement of Nondisparagement...

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New York employers who use separation agreements or settle claims of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation must ensure they comply with a new amendment to Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law....more

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Working Wise: Silenced No More: A Survey Across Three States

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Penny Chen, Jin To, and Jessica Kang, lawyers in K&L Gates’ Labor, Employment and Workplace Safety practice group, discuss California, Illinois, and Washington states’ various “silence no more” type acts, which prohibit...more

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Non-Disparagement Provisions Not Barred by NJLAD’s #MeToo Amendments, For Now

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In March 2019, in response to the #MeToo movement, New Jersey enacted N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8, which amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to prohibit, in employment contracts or settlement agreements, any...more

Genova Burns LLC

It’s Settled...Or Is It? NJ Appellate Division Rules The NJLAD Does Not Prohibit Non-Disparagement Clauses in Settlement...

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On May 31, 2022, in Savage v. Township of Neptune, the New Jersey Appellate Division partially upheld, and partially overturned, a trial court’s enforcement of a private settlement agreement, holding that although the...more

Saiber LLC

Non-Disparagement Clauses Held Enforceable in New Jersey Employment Settlement Agreements

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Although New Jersey clearly prohibited non-disclosure provisions in employment contracts and settlement agreements in 2019 under N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 relating to a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment, an open...more

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California Settlement Agreement Templates Will Need a Refresh for January 1, 2022

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Have you been re-using the same old settlement agreement template that was drafted many years ago? Well, if you are in California, it is time for another refresh before year end (effective January 1, 2022). The law...more

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Fermi Research Alliance Agrees to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Fermilab Denied Promotion to Female Engineer After She Complained About Sex-Based Discrimination, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (“Fermi”), the particle physics and accelerator laboratory...more

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Liberty Warehouse and Restaurant Group to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Head Chef Harassed and Fired Female Cooks, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK – A restaurant group that includes Liberty Warehouse, a popular Brooklyn, N.Y. wedding venue, agreed to pay $125,000 and provide extensive...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Obtains Judgment Ordering Ceviche House to Pay $130,691 for Sexual Harassment

San Juan Restaurant Subjected Female Employee to Sexual Harassment, Retaliated Against Her and Forced Her to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A federal court has ordered a San Juan restaurant to pay...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Imperial Pacific Pays $105,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Marianas Casino Sexually Harassed and Retaliated Against Female Employees, Federal Agency Charged - SAIPAN, CNMI — Saipan-based Imperial Pacific will pay $105,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination,...more

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Climatemp Cooling & Heating to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Sex and Race Discrimination Lawsuit

South Alabama Company Created a Hostile Work Environment For Females, Refused To Hire Blacks and Fired Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Climatemp Cooling & Heating, Inc., an HVAC company...more

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Family Ranch, Inc. Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Charge for $55,000

Central Valley Farm Labor Contractor Discriminated Against LGBT Employees, Federal Agency Charged - FRESNO, Calif. – Family Ranch, Inc., a Central Valley farm labor contractor, has settled a federal charge of sex...more

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Moore & Morford to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Female Welder Subjected to Harassment and Discharged After She Complained, Contacted the EEOC, Federal Agency Charged - Pittsburgh – Moore & Morford, Inc., a steel-fabrication company in South Greensburg, Pa., will pay...more

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Johnson Controls and ManpowerGroup to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination / Retaliation Suit

International Manufacturer and Staffing Agency Removed Temporary Worker After Sexual Harassment Complaint, Federal Agency Charged - ST. LOUIS – Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) and ManpowerGroup US, Inc. (Manpower) have...more

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Stan Koch & Sons Trucking to Pay $165,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Minnesota Transportation Company Retaliated Against Former Employee for Filing EEOC Charge, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – Stan Koch & Sons Trucking, Inc., a Minnesota-based transportation company, will pay $165,000...more

White and Williams LLP

New Amendment to NJ Law Against Discrimination Renders Common Employment Agreement Provisions Unenforceable

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New Jersey employers should take note of a newly enacted amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) that directly impacts employment agreements and settlement agreements of discrimination claims. The...more

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November 2018: The Top 12 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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