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On January 12, 2024, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation broadening the scope of the D.C. Wage Transparency Act of 2014.  The new law – which will apply as of June 30, 2024 – will change the landscape...

As non-compete agreements limiting workers from joining a competitor have come under heightened scrutiny from civil rights groups and regulators, some employers have begun to use training repayment agreement provisions...

In light of the recently reported problems resulting in significant damage of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, we believe that information about the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal...

Please note: this blog discusses sexual assault. Survivors of gender-motivated violence that occurred in New York City have until February 28, 2025, to file claims that previously expired under the lookback window created in...

On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Hochul signed a bill into law making significant changes to New York’s law on nondisclosure agreements.  The amendments went into effect immediately and apply to agreements entered...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has filed its Annual Report to Congress for FY 2023, highlighting the recent successes of its whistleblower program, which was established in 2010 with the passage of the...

In September, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with several companies for violations of Rule 21F-17(a), which prohibits any person from taking action to impede communications with the...

Earlier this year, my colleagues Kelsey Woodford and Jolena Jeffrey wrote about the New York Adult Survivors Act and its one-year lookback window. The one-year lookback window lasts until November 23, 2023, so that window...

Harvard Business Review’s recent survey, “Women in Leadership Face Ageism at Every Age,” shines a bright light on the bleak reality of age discrimination against women in the workplace.  The survey of 913 women leaders...

Courts have long struggled with the question of whether certain employment decisions can be challenged as discriminatory under Title VII when they do not involve hiring, firing, promotions, or compensation. Sexual harassment...