The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 passed by voice vote in the US Senate on February 10. The US House of Representatives approved the same measure with bipartisan support on...more
In Skuse v. Pfizer Inc., the New Jersey Supreme Court allows continued employment as a means for consent to an agreement to arbitrate and confirms online communication and delivery to employees regarding arbitration...more
8/20/2020
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Binding Arbitration ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
Labor Regulations ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Pfizer ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act offers broad-based economic support for companies contending with the disruptions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ...more
4/7/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Restructuring ,
Retirement Plan ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business
In Bigger v. Facebook, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that courts should not authorize notice of a pending Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action to individuals who have already entered...more
2/3/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Facebook ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Misclassification ,
Notice Requirements ,
Over-Time ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the US Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision on May 21 that arbitration agreements with class and collective action waivers required as a condition of employment are enforceable under the...more
5/23/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Savings Clause ,
SCOTUS
Proposed amendments to the New York State Wage Orders significantly increase the salary levels needed for employers to qualify for the executive and administrative exceptions under the New York Labor Law....more
12/19/2016
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Financial services firms with active recruiting programs should consider immediately how the DOL’s FAQs affect their compensation packages with respect to back-end recruitment awards.
To help the financial services...more
The Second Circuit’s ruling provides employers with greater leeway for unpaid internship programs and a stronger defense for class-action lawsuits brought by unpaid interns.
In a long-awaited decision, the US Court of...more