An amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to prohibit enforcement of non-disclosure provisions in certain agreements, including employment contracts and settlement agreements, has been passed by the New Jersey Legislature. For complete details, see the article by our colleagues by clicking here.
Enforcement Update
Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements Do Not Violate Federal Labor Law
By Paul J. Siegel on
Posted in Enforcement Update
After years of litigation across the country and sharply divided rulings among the Circuits (some damning class/collective action waivers and others enforcing them), and over seven months after oral argument, the United States Supreme Court upheld the enforceability of arbitration agreements that include class and collective action waivers. It was a close decision, 5-4, like…
Two States Go Against the Grain By Prohibiting Salary History Bans
By Heather C. Hili on
Posted in Enforcement Update, Regulatory Update
By now, employers generally are aware that a growing number of states and municipalities are passing bans prohibiting pre-employment inquiries into an applicant’s salary history. This trend is part of a growing effort in the United States to reduce the pay gaps that may result from discrimination. In contrast, Michigan and Wisconsin became the first…
Federal Court Upholds Discharge of Transgender Employee
By Kristie M. Iacopetta on
Addressing an unsettled evolving area of law, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled, on August 18th , that a Michigan funeral home did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by requiring a transgender male employee to wear a man’s suit to work. …