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Regulators Prowl for Financial Firms That Wield NDAs to ‘Muzzle’ Whistleblowers

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In a note to clients, the law firm Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders said that, while the legislation bars employers from taking actions that “discriminate against” whistleblowers, it’s a leap for the agency to interpret the...more

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CFPB: Confidentiality Agreements Can’t Deter Whistleblowers from Reporting Alleged Violations

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The CFPB warned on July 24, 2024,  that confidentiality agreements that employees of a company are required to sign likely violate federal law if those agreements imply that employees could face retaliation from their...more

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Overview of President Biden’s Non-Compete Agreement Executive Order 

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Order, breathtaking in scope, asserts as a key goal the desire to improve the lives of consumers through...more

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Securities Industry Arbitrations and Litigation Update: Ninth Circuit Compels Dispute to FINRA Arbitration

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On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California finding that a FINRA registered investment banker’s statutory...more

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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Arbitration Of Employment Disputes

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is an independent regulatory body, overseeing securities firms and their brokers and other registered personnel. Arbitration of employment disputes in the arbitration...more

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Five Developing Trends Financial Services Employers Need to Know - Take 5 Newsletter

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As certain long-standing issues of interest to financial services employers seem to be receiving a degree of reactive attention, other cutting-edge issues continue to force such employers to revisit and update policies to...more

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Enforcing Non-Solicitation Agreements Against Financial Professionals: A Court Finds Financial Professionals Have a Duty to Notify...

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A recent decision in Edward D. Jones & Co., LP v. John Kerr (S.D.In. 19-cv-03810 Nov. 14, 2019), illustrates the unique challenges that broker-dealers may face when enforcing post-employment covenants that prohibit former...more

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Webinar Recap! Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry

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In Seyfarth’s second installment in its 2019 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys J. Scott Humphrey and Marcus Mintz focused on trade secret and client relationship considerations in the banking and financial...more

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2018 Trade Secrets And Non-Competes Webinar Series Year In Review

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Throughout 2018, Seyfarth Shaw’s dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant issues facing clients today in this important and ever-changing...more

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The Right to Compel Arbitration Under the FAA Can Be Overridden by Another Federal Statute

The Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) reflects a strong federal policy in favor of arbitration. In extraordinary cases, however, a dispute that otherwise would be arbitrable under the FAA could be rendered non-arbitrable by...more

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Sixth Circuit Continues To Expand Class Action Waivers, Following Supreme Court's Lead

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The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis was extended by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last week in Gaffers v. Kelly Services, Inc. ...more

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Consumer Data Breach: Equifax and Arbitration

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The latest large consumer data breach, this time involving Equifax, has also shed a sharp light on an ongoing controversy about consumers’ access to justice. In taking steps to ameliorate its PR crisis, Equifax found itself...more

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HMRC Publishes Guidance on the Tax Treatment of Clawback of Remuneration in the UK

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Since the financial crisis of 2008 / 2009, swathes of new regulations have been introduced governing various aspects of remuneration in the financial services sector. A key feature of these rules is the compulsory clawback of...more

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