In E.J. Brooks Company v. Cambridge Security Seals, the Court of Appeals of New York narrowed the scope of permissible damage claims plaintiffs can assert in trade secret actions under New York law.

On November 16, 2020, the Russian government approved new rules increasing the rates of remuneration employers must pay employees for their inventions, utility models and industrial designs...

Ixchel argued that Edwards was controlling and therefore the rule of reason standard should not apply in the non-employment context.

In the past month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has made good on its 2016 threat, contained in its Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals ("Antitrust Guidance")...

The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act ("FFCRA" or the "Act") paid leave mandates are set to expire on December 31, 2020.

Imagine this: You litigate a case for years. Your opponent wins summary judgment. You appeal. The appellate court agrees that the summary judgment was erroneous and remands for trial.

On December 2, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") announced a new interactive data search and mapping tool, named "EEOC Explore."

A critical component of a successful employer-employee relationship is the employer's fair and equitable treatment of employees, often embodied in the employer's employee engagement, retention...

The Westchester County Human Rights Commission (the "Commission") has announced that the county's Earned Sick Leave Law, which went into effect on April 10, 2019, has been preempted by New York's...

Misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor, rather than an employee, is becoming a heated topic among authorities, and misclassification suits are drawing increased attention.

Employers and health plans should be aware that two recent federal decisions have recognized that the non-discrimination provision in the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination...

There is certainly no question that an employee owes undivided loyalty to his or her employer while employed.

Based on proposed regulations released by the U.S. Department of Treasury on November 14, 2018, participants in 401(k) and 403(b) plans may find it easier to get hardship withdrawals as early as plan years ...

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) which modifies or extends to March 14, 2021 many of the relief programs first created in...

In April 2018, we wrote about the California Supreme Court's decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court

On July 30, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") published a notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at rolling back electronic reporting requirements ...

This post summarizes the four actions identified in the EO that the Federal Government may take to promote retirement security.

October has brought a weekly flurry of changes to Michigan's COVID-19 legal landscape.

Did a global pandemic that sent humanity indoors, forcing many of us to work remotely (if at all) ...