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John Bennett

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Justice Department Issues Employer Fact Sheet on Discrimination and Form I-9 Software Programs

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a new Employer Fact Sheet alerting employers about avoiding unlawful discrimination and other Form I-9 violations when using commercial or proprietary programs to electronically...more

3/19/2024  /  Anti-Discrimination Policies , Department of Justice (DOJ) , E-Signatures , E-Verify , Electronic Records , Employment Discrimination , Form I-9

Eight Fields of Study Added Under STEM OPT Eligibility for Students

As part of the Biden Administration’s initiative to retain high-skilled foreign nationals in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is adding eight new fields as qualifying fields of study...more

7/17/2023  /  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , J-1 Visas , Joe Biden , OPT , SEVP , STEM

Blowing The Whistle May Not Act As A Shield: The Consequences of Misconduct

That an employee may have engaged in protected activity under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) does not render their employer unable to address the employee’s subsequent misconduct or other inappropriate behavior. Employers...more

2/14/2022  /  Employee Misconduct , Protected Activity , Sarbanes-Oxley , Whistleblower Protection Policies , Whistleblowers

FAA Preempts New Jersey’s Implied Restriction On Use Of Arbitration Agreements, Court Finds

To the extent that it attempted to limit the prospective waiver of procedural rights in favor of arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution, the 2019 amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) is...more

4/7/2021  /  Arbitration Agreements , Discrimination , Dispute Resolution , Employment Discrimination , Federal Arbitration Act , Harassment , New Jersey , Retaliation

New Jersey Prohibits Enforcement Of Non-Disclosure Provisions In Settlement Agreements, Other Contracts

A sweeping amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) bars enforcement of non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements and employment contracts, and prohibits the waiver of substantive and procedural...more

3/21/2019  /  Anti-Discrimination Policies , Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Employment Contract , Federal Arbitration Act , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Settlement Agreements

Amendment To New Jersey Anti-Discrimination Law Poses Challenges To Using Non-Disclosure And Jury Trial Waiver Provisions

An amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to prohibit enforcement of non-disclosure provisions in certain agreements, including employment contracts and settlement agreements, has been passed by the New...more

2/5/2019  /  Anti-Discrimination Policies , Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Arbitration Act , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Settlement Agreements
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