Employment Law Commentary

May 11, 2023 - Non-Compete, Workplace Misconduct
No-Poach Case Alert: DOJ’s No-Poach Strategy Dealt Another Blow As Court Tosses Case Before It Reaches Jury
By: Eric Akira Tate and Cooper J. Spinelli
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) ongoing efforts against no-poach agreements suffered their latest setback on April 28, 2023, following the Connecticut federal court’s ruling in U.S.A. v. Mahesh Patel , acquitting all six defendants of criminal liability for allegedly entering into a horizontal
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February 15, 2022 - Workplace Misconduct, Legislation
Practical Considerations for Navigating the Upcoming Federal Ban on Predispute Arbitration and Class Action Waivers of Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the United States Senate passed H.R. 4445 , which will amend the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to ban all pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class and collective action waivers covering sexual harassment and sexual assault claims. President Biden has already
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November 15, 2021 - Workplace Misconduct
Crossing the Line: Hospitality, Gifts, and Unfair Dismissal
By: Annabel Gillham, Gareth Rees KC and Oliver Spratt
Mr D Thompson v Informatica Software Ltd In a recent appeal at the EAT an individual (the “appellant”), who had been a senior employee of the employer (ISL), was found to have been fairly dismissed for gross misconduct after authorising payment of ~$5,400 to
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September 24, 2020 - Discrimination, OFCCP, Workplace Misconduct
President Trump Issues Executive Order Banning Federal Contractors from Race and Sex Stereotyping Training
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Locke Bell
On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “EO”), prohibiting federal contractors and certain federal grant recipients from holding diversity and EEO training for their workforce that includes “divisive concepts,” such as training employees that
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May 29, 2020 - Discrimination, Workplace Misconduct
The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Mental Health
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Maya Harel
Since 1949, May has been Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. The goals of Mental Health Awareness Month include raising awareness about mental health issues and illnesses, educating the public about mental health, reducing the stigma and misconceptions about mental illness, and
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September 05, 2017 - Workplace Misconduct
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Survive Dismissal: Castleberry v. STI Group
The Third Circuit has recently taken steps to resolve inconsistent precedent regarding the standard for pleading hostile work environment harassment. In Castleberry v. STI Group , decided in July, the Third Circuit held for the first time that a single, isolated offensive comment could
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Topic Archives: Workplace Misconduct

No-Poach Case Alert: DOJ’s No-Poach Strategy Dealt Another Blow As Court Tosses Case Before It Reaches Jury

By: Eric Akira Tate and Cooper J. Spinelli

Practical Considerations for Navigating the Upcoming Federal Ban on Predispute Arbitration and Class Action Waivers of Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

Crossing the Line: Hospitality, Gifts, and Unfair Dismissal

By: Annabel Gillham, Gareth Rees KC and Oliver Spratt

President Trump Issues Executive Order Banning Federal Contractors from Race and Sex Stereotyping Training

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Locke Bell

The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Mental Health

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Maya Harel

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Survive Dismissal: Castleberry v. STI Group