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Employment
EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance Regarding DEI and Workplace Discrimination
On the 19th of March 2025, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents discussing how ...
Employment
Employers’ Game Plan to Manage March Madness in the Workplace
As winter gives way to spring, the NCAA women’s and men’s college basketball tourneys are in full force. March Madness can be a great way ...
Employment
New York Legislature Introduces Bill to Ban Non-Compete Agreements
The New York Legislature will make another attempt to prohibit non-compete agreements for all individuals except those who are highly compensated. The New York Legislature ...
Employment
Fourth Circuit Temporarily allows DEI-Related EOs continue
Steven J. Pearlman is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department, where he is Head of the Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets & Unfair ...
Employment
Federal District Court Reverses Firing NLRB Member Wilcox – NLRB Returns To Statutory Quor
The court ordered that the Board’s chair restore her access to her Board and let her finish her five-year tenure. The Trump administration appealed immediately ...
Employment
California employers are in limbo over mandatory captive rules – two federal lawsuits challenge SB 399, and a looming issue before the NLRB.
As we discussed in our article, the introduction in California of SB 399 (approved and added to California Labor Code Section 1137) has sparked a ...
Employment
Arbitration must be initiated by the plaintiff, not the defendant
Arzate against Ace American Insurance Company — Cal. Rptr. 3d — 2025 began as a common case: plaintiffs had signed arbitration agreements (“Agreement”), which contained ...
Employment
DEI in the Spotlight – Wage and hour implications
Allan bloom is the co-chairman of Proskauer’s Labor & Employment Law Department. He is a nationally recognized litigator, advisor, and represents employers, business owners and ...
Employment
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a reverse discrimination case
On February 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court entertained oral argument in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that centered on ...