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The Fall of the NDA: Compliance and Litigation Following the Speak Out Act
In a notable victory for the #MeToo movement, President Biden recently signed the “Speak Out Act” into law. It became effective December 7, 2022. This bipartisan legislation targets and effectively prohibits the use…
The Supreme Court and Lessons from “Striketober”: What Should Employers Expect?
A wave of labor strikes in October of 2021 led experts to dub the month “Striketober.” And this year, we saw the trend continue as companies across the nation faced a number of work stoppages through late-September and…
BIPA Goes on Trial
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been on the books as one of the nation’s most protective biometric privacy statutes since 2008. It was also one of the first to give individuals a cause of…
Compliance Reminder - NYC Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect November 1, 2022
The NYC Pay Transparency Law will go into effect this week. Starting November 1, 2022, employers with four or more employees advertising jobs in NYC must include the minimum and maximum salary that the employer…
An Employer’s Guide to NYC’s New AI Law – Are You in Compliance?
The Great Resignation of 2021 and 2022 has spawned what we are calling “The Great Rehire.” To sort through the deluge of new applicants, many employers have become more reliant on technology such as artificial…