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On July 10, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed into law two bills aimed at reducing pay inequity based on gender and other protected characteristics, continuing

The Second Circuit (which has jurisdiction over New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) is now one of two circuit courts holding that discrimination based on sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination, and prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).

On April 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (MPWFA) will go into effect, requiring that Massachusetts employers provide, among other things, reasonable accommodations...

New York City has joined several states and municipalities throughout the country with "ban the box" laws that serve to limit employers' use of criminal conviction and arrest records in the hiring process.

Several recent New York State Department of Labor (DOL) opinion letters have taken the position that New York’s Wage Payment Law prohibits employers from making deductions from their employees’ wages in the event of an overpayment, even when the employee has authorized the deduction.

In recent years, plan sponsors have seen a surge of litigation claiming that plan administrators breached their fiduciary duty by allegedly charging excessive 401(k) plan fees, a violation...

There's a caution flag out for subprime auto loan securitizations. The Class C tranche of Honor Finance's HATS 2016-1 – the deal that jump-started the debate as to how low deep subprime issuances could go ...

If you want to know the truth, no one can really predict the future of any market by themselves; everyone is limited by data and perceptions.

As lenders lean on data, algorithms and automation for more efficient loan underwriting, observers have noted that these largely untested tools have yet to go through an economic cycle.

Bright, shiny objects are hard to resist. Like the glowing orb cast by the anglerfish subprime lending is back with the potential for profits shining like a beacon.

2018 may be the beginning of the end of an education finance system that has resulted in overburdened students and families struggling to pay back loans that were too high at their inception...

College students – prepare to be educated on a new case of Hobson's choice, a term typically used to describe situations where there appears to be a choice available, but in reality, there is no choice at all.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and class action bar are continuing to pursue enforcement and litigation against food and dietary supplement manufacturers who make drug claims ...

The food and grocery delivery space is a testament to how a regulatory scheme can develop organically for a nascent industry that has quickly found itself in the spotlight.

In the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, the very laws intended to foster rehabilitation of financially distressed entities also create opportunities for prospective purchasers.

Settling a circuit split, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, has concluded that a trademark licensee's rights are not automatically terminated when a debtor in bankruptcy rejects the license agreement.

A federal district court in California has awarded a $2.7-million default judgment to Kim Kardashian West in her lawsuit against a fast fashion online

A recent jury verdict in a closely watched case filed by French luxury fashion brand Hermès clarified how traditional trademark law can apply to NFTs.