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New York Non-Compete Ban is Off the Table—For Now

Seyfarth Synopsis: Efforts to prohibit non-compete agreements in New York State are back to square one following Governor Hochul’s veto of an outright ban in late December 2023....more

New York Legislature Considers Revised Non-Compete Ban

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Assembly has joined the State Senate in passing legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The bill now heads to the Governor and, if signed into law, would void...more

Understanding New York City's Height and Weight Discrimination Law: Essential Insights for Employers

Effective November 26, 2023, a significant amendment to New York City’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) prohibits discrimination based on height and weight. This development aligns the city with a growing trend of jurisdictions,...more

Navigating New York’s Revised Legal Framework for Settlement Agreements

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

Ask And You Shall Receive – Connecticut Requires Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges and Expands Pay Equity Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: Connecticut has enacted legislation that will require employers to provide applicants and employees with wage ranges for positions. The new law also broadens the standard for gender wage discrimination,...more

Paid Leave and Coronavirus — Part V: UPDATE: Governor Cuomo Signs COVID-19 Leave Bill, but Tables Long-Term Paid Sick Leave...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Cuomo has signed the bill requiring New York employers to provide leave for certain employees affected by COVID-19. But the portion of the bill providing for statewide paid sick leave has been...more

Exclusion for Gender Reassignment Surgery May Violate Title VII and the Equal Protection Clause

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 23, 2019, District Judge Rosemary Marquez ruled, in connection with a motion to dismiss, that Title VII does protect discrimination based on a person’s transgender status, and that a health...more

Exclusion for Gender Reassignment Surgery May Disadvantage a “Suspect Class”

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Toomey v. U of Arizona, No. 19-35 (D. Ar. June 24, 2019), the Magistrate Judge determined on a motion to dismiss that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination based on a person’s transgender status. ...more

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