On August 12, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation amending the New York State Human Rights Law (the “NYSHRL”), changing the State law’s previous adherence to certain
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Recapping the Many Legal Developments Affecting Private Employers in New York and New Jersey, So Far, in 2019
There have been many significant developments in the first half of 2019 impacting private employers in New York and New Jersey. Federal, state, and local legislatures and agencies have been…
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California Employee Can Agree to Non-Compete Clause When Represented by Counsel
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Many employers and attorneys assume that covenants not to compete found in employment agreements are not enforceable against California residents absent narrow exceptions, and that courts would reject any attempt…
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California Appellate Court’s Expansive Opinion Creates Doubt Over Employee Non-Solicitation Agreements
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Although California law generally prohibits non-competition agreements, some courts in a number of unpublished opinions have enforced non-solicitation clauses restricting former employees from pirating their former colleagues. A California appellate…
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Employer’s Honest Belief Sufficient to Defeat FMLA Retaliation Claim
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Posted in FMLA, Litigation
In a welcome decision to employers, the Third Circuit decided last week, for the first time, that an employer’s mere “honest belief” that an employee misused FMLA leave is sufficient…
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