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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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Adjusting Job Descriptions for Business Needs – What You Need to Know

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Changing an employee's job description during business restructuring can be tricky, especially when balancing business needs with legal requirements. Can human resource managers change an employee’s job description to align...more

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Looking Ahead: New California Employment Laws for 2024

In the past few months, California Governor Newsom has signed numerous new employment laws affecting California employers of all sizes. Below is a summary of some of the laws going into effect in 2024....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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2023 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

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With the 2023 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within the state and highlight relevant action items related to these bills. Below...more

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Key New Laws Affecting California Employers in 2024

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Last week, Governor Newsom finished signing 890 bills into law from the 2023 legislative session, while also vetoing 156 bills. These decisions will have far-reaching implications for California employers....more

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Timing is Everything: NJ Appellate Division Compels Arbitration of Employee’s Sex Harassment Claims

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On October 26, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Rourke v. Herr Foods, Inc. once again confirmed that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the 2019 amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD)...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

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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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“Do Speak!” No Doubt that Washington Employers Must Rethink Nondisclosure Agreements Given Sweeping New Law

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Washington employers are already prohibited from using employment agreements that restrict workers from disclosing claims of workplace sexual assault and sexual harassment – but will soon be unable to use nondisclosure...more

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Washington’s ‘Silenced No More Act’ Would Limit Use of Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement Provisions in Employment Agreements

The Washington Legislature recently voted to send the Silenced No More Act (Engrossed Substitute House Bill [ESHB] 1795) to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature. As currently drafted, the proposed legislation would...more

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California’s New Restrictions on Severance Agreements, Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Agreements

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On October 7, 2021, Governor Newsom enacted SB 331 to put up additional restrictions on employers offering severance agreements and settling claims alleging harassment, discrimination or retaliation based on purported...more

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Washington, D.C. Joins Growing Trend To Ban Non-Competes

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Effective March 16, 2021, employers in the District of Columbia may no longer use non-compete agreements to safeguard company information. The latest in a growing number of employer restrictions, the Ban on Non-Compete...more

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The District Of Columbia Joins Jurisdictions Banning Non-Competes

On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (“the Act”), effectively eliminating non-competes in Washington, D.C., except under very limited...more

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AB 51 Update: Court Continues TRO on California’s Arbitration Statute

Assembly Bill (AB) 51, which attempts to ban certain mandatory arbitration agreements, was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020. However, a coalition of business organizations filed a suit on December 9, 2019...more

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Did California Ring the Death Knell or the Fight Bell in Trying to Ban Arbitration Agreements with AB 51?

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law 15 bills designed to provide greater employee protections in California.  Among those bills were Assembly Bill 9 (“AB 9”) and Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), both of which...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: April 2019

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This month's key employment law cases address the enforcement of arbitration agreements. Diaz v. Sohnen Enters., 34 Cal. App. 5th 126, 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 827 (2019) Summary:  When employee continues his or her employment...more

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Washington State Takes on the Arbitration of Harassment and Discrimination Claims

Like many other states, Washington recently adopted legislation seemingly preventing the arbitration of harassment and discrimination claims in direct response to the #MeToo movement. As we previously reported, on March...more

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New Jersey Prohibits Nondisclosure Agreements and Waivers of Rights in Connection with Discrimination, Retaliation or Harassment...

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In response to the increased attention on sexual harassment claims and settlements, New Jersey has enacted new legislation (New Jersey Senate Bill 121, which amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”)) that...more

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New Jersey's Latest #METOO Law Goes Beyond Sexual Harassment

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New Jersey recently joined a growing number of states limiting the use of non-disclosure agreements when settling claims of sexual harassment - and then took it one step further....more

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New Jersey Enacts Ban on Non-Disclosure Provisions in Settlement Agreements Addressing Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation and...

Common employer practices related to employee claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation are now prohibited by law in New Jersey. Bill S121, signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on March 18, 2019...more

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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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AB 3080, Banning Mandatory Workplace Arbitration Agreements, Now Awaits Governor’s Signature

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On August 22, 2018, the California Senate voted to approve AB 3080, a bill prompted by the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Nominally, the bill is intended to combat the use of mandatory arbitration agreements and...more

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Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

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On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

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Fenwick Employment Brief

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California Legislative Update - In the latter half of 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed numerous bills into law. Below is a summary of those laws that will affect California employers in 2017 and beyond. ...more

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