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MORE PAGA DRAMA AS CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULES A PLAINTIFF RETAINS STANDING TO LITIGATE NON-INDIVIDUAL PAGA CLAIMS, EVEN IF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS ARE COMPELLED TO ARBITRATION

August 8, 2023

By Ben Jakovljevic, Esq. California employers have more drama when it comes to PAGA – California’s Private Attorneys General Act. On Monday, July 17,

ADDING TIME – NEW YORK LEGISLATOR SEEKS TO EXTEND ADMINISTRATIVE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

August 4, 2023

By Kegan Andeskie, Esq. In January 2023, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D WF-Fresh Meadows) introduced bill NYS S3255 to the New York State Assembly that

SCOTUS UPHOLDS PENNSYLVANIA LAW REQUIRING THAT COMPANIES REGISTERED TO DO BUSINESS IN PENNSYLVANIA AGREE TO BE SUED IN THE COMMONWEALTH

July 18, 2023

By Shirley Castillo, Legal Intern In its recent decision, Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 600 U.S. (2023), the United States Supreme Court held

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Federal Courts Must Stay Proceedings Pending an Appeal on Arbitrability

July 5, 2023

By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit split on the issue of whether

United States Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Court Split Impacting Opt-In Plaintiffs in FLSA Collective Actions

June 27, 2023

By Erica M. Clifford, Esq. The recently established Third Circuit precedent barring out-of-state plaintiffs from joining a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards

Life Is A Highway, But Where You Drive For Work Matters: Third Circuit Compels Uber Drivers to Arbitration In Misclassification Suits

June 12, 2023

By Alison Vogel, Esq. In a matter of first impression, the Third Circuit recently affirmed the New Jersey District Court’s ruling that Uber drivers

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Race Discrimination Claim

February 27, 2023

By Arooj Siraj, Esq. The Third Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful termination claim in which an employee alleged that he was

New York State Legislation Enacted to Expand Accommodations for Lactation in the Workplace

January 30, 2023

By Lindsey Andreozzi, Esq. On December 9, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochel signed a law that expands the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

New Jersey Appellate Division Holds that the Ending Forced Arbitration Act Does Not Bar the Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims Accruing Prior to its Effective Date

January 23, 2023

By Allison J. Vogel, Esq. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently issued an opinion confirming that the Ending Forced Arbitration Act (EFAA) does not

SECOND CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF FMLA AND NYCHRL CLAIM DESPITE PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGED HEAD-INJURY AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES PRECEDING THE EXECUTION OF A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

December 6, 2022

By Punam P. Alam, Esq. On November 10, 2022, the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Southern District Court of New York’s

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