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Jonathan L. Sulds is a member of the Hall of Fame of American Labor and Employment lawyers established by Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive magazine. They also have named him both one of the Nation's Most Powerful Employment Lawyers and as one of the Nation's Top 20 Lawyers in Traditional Labor and Employment Law.

In New York state, both houses of the Legislature have passed S.3100A/A.1278-B, which would add a new section 191-d to the Labor Law prohibiting “non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants.”

Continue Reading NY Legislature Passes Legislation Banning Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements; NYC, FTC Actions Pending; NLRB General Counsel Memorandum

The contours of plaintiff pleading requirements for ERISA fiduciary breach claims sketched by the Supreme Court in Hughes v. Northwestern University continue to evolve. Recent cases suggest that plaintiffs may

Continue Reading The Tide May Be Turning on Flood of ERISA Excessive Fee Class Actions

To survive a motion to dismiss after Hughes v. Northwestern University, plaintiffs will have to allege facts showing the plan fiduciaries have not followed a prudent process in making
Continue Reading Charting a ‘Northwestern’ Passage: ERISA’s Duty of Prudence and Requirements for Pleading a Breach After ‘Hughes v. Northwestern University’ 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 24 in Hughes et al. v Northwestern University et al. that in litigation challenging fiduciaries of benefit plans that allegedly have imprudent investment options,
Continue Reading Supreme Court Holds ERISA Requires Plaintiffs to Allege Context-Specific Breaches of Fiduciary Duty to Monitor

On Sept. 8, 2020, a New York federal judge struck down substantial portions of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL’s) joint employer final rule, which went into effect March 1,


Continue Reading New York Federal Judge Strikes Down DOL ‘Joint Employer’ Rule