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Preparing Your Client For Mediation: with Chaim Book & Abe Melamed

Watch Chaim and Abe discuss how lawyers can best prepare their clients for mediations, including understanding the process, negotiation tactics, mediation terms, preparing for bad...

SDNY Ruling Allows Entire Lawsuits to Proceed in Court if a Single Claim Cannot be Arbitrated

On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFAA”). Under this...

New York Amends Statewide Pay Transparency Law

On March 3, 2023, NY Governor Kathy Hochul signed a series of amendments to the New York Pay Transparency Law (“NYPTL”) into law. The NYPTL...

US Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Mental Health Conditions and the FMLA

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“US DOL”) has issued new guidance and...

Update on NYC Salary Disclosure Law: Effective Date Pushed Until November 1, 2022

Earlier this year, New York City passed Local Law 32 of 2022, requiring employers to include a “good faith” salary range in every advertisement for...

NYC Salary Disclosure Law Goes Into Effect May 15, 2022

Under New York City Local Law 32 of 2022, which is scheduled to go into effect on May 15, 2022, employers and employment agencies will...

Employers Prohibited from Forcing Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims

On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.  This Act allows...

New York State Amends its Workplace Discrimination Laws

New York State recently amended its Human Rights Law to expand protections against workplace discrimination.  Governor Hochul signed three bills that amend the law in...

NYS Expands General Contractors’ Liability for Subcontractors’ Failure to Comply with Wage & Hour Laws

New York State continues to expand wage-theft protections for workers in the construction industry — and the potential scope of liability for employers in that...

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