Employment Law, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets Litigation
Employment Law, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets Litigation
Employment-related disputes may have far-reaching implications for a company’s reputation, business and ability to attract and retain talent. Clients turn to Paul, Weiss for our deft handling of the most sensitive internal investigations, high-stakes employment and executive-related litigations, and business-critical trade secrets, non-competition and restrictive covenant disputes.
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New York State Unified Court System Defeats Renewed Challenge to Vaccine Mandate
Paul, Weiss won a significant victory on behalf of our client, the New York State Unified Court System, in a renewed attempt by former court employees to challenge the religious exemption procedures for its vaccination requirement on constitutional grounds.
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Pay Equity Risks and Best Practices
Recent trends in employment discrimination settlements suggest that existing employment practices and evolving pay equity and pay transparency laws may leave some employers susceptible to civil and regulatory action. We report on these trends and suggest best practices for employers to reduce litigation risks and promote compliance with evolving state and local pay equity and transparency laws.
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FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Employer-Worker Non-Compete Clauses
See Also
- Robert A. Atkins
- Joseph J. Bial
- Andrew C. Finch
- Brad S. Karp
- Randy Luskey
- Jean M. McLoughlin
- Jacqueline P. Rubin
- Kannon K. Shanmugam
- Joshua H. Soven
- Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
- Aidan Synnott
- Brette Tannenbaum
- Liza M. Velazquez
- Lawrence I. Witdorchic
- Jared P. Nagley
- Pietro J. Signoracci
- Tiffany Lo
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- Litigation
- Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation
- Executive Compensation
The Federal Trade Commission recently proposed a rule that would impose a blanket ban on existing and new employer-worker non-compete agreements by classifying them as “unfair methods of competition.” This would result in a significant shift for many employers.
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Liza Velazquez Named a 2022 Law360 MVP in Employment
Litigation partner Liza Velazquez was recognized as a Law360 2022 MVP in the Employment category.
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Wafra Wins Affirmance of High-Stakes State Employment Discrimination Claim Dismissal
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory in New York State court for investment management firm Wafra Inc. when the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the New York State Supreme Court’s dismissal of a $45 million age discrimination suit filed by its former head of real estate Francis Lively against Wafra and its CEO.
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Paul, Weiss Secures Complete Dismissal With Prejudice of Challenge to Santa Clara University Vaccine Policy
Paul Weiss, on behalf of Santa Clara University (SCU) and two SCU employees, secured a dismissal at the demurrer stage of a complaint brought by two students and an anti-vaccine organization challenging Santa Clara University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Liza Velazquez Named an “Employment Law Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal
Litigation partner Liza Velazquez was recognized as a 2022 “Employment Law Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal.
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New York-Presbyterian Wins Dismissal of Vaccine Mandate Challenge
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory on behalf of New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, Inc. (NYP), securing the complete dismissal of a complaint challenging the New York state regulation that requires healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 absent a valid medical exemption.
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Jacqueline Rubin, Liza Velazquez and Maria Keane Author Law360 Expert Analysis
Litigation partners Jacqueline Rubin and Liza Velazquez and counsel Maria Keane co-wrote an article, “Nev. Filing Hints At DOJ's Employee-Noncompete Stance,” published in Law360.
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New York City Amends Salary Disclosure Law and Delays Its Effective Date to November 1, 2022
On January 15, 2022, New York City amended the New York City Human Rights Law to require employers to include the minimum and maximum salary when advertising any job, promotion or transfer opportunity (the “NYC Salary Disclosure Law”).
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Second Circuit Affirms Injunction Enforcing Employment Noncompete Against Executive with Knowledge of Trade Secrets
The Second Circuit recently affirmed a preliminary injunction barring a former IBM executive from working in a similar role at Microsoft.
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U.S. Department of Labor Rescinds Trump-Era Joint Employer Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a final rule, effective September 28, rescinding a Trump-era rule that narrowed the criteria under which multiple entities could be deemed “joint employers” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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The American Lawyer Highlights Bob Atkins and Liza Velazquez's Appellate Win in IBM Non-Competition Case
Litigation partners Bob Atkins and Liza Velazquez were recognized in The American Lawyer’s “Litigation Daily” newsletter January 29 for their successful Second Circuit appeal affirming their trial victory for IBM in a noncompetition dispute with Microsoft and a former IBM executive.
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National Labor Relations Board Promulgates Final Joint Employer Standard
On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or the “Board”) announced its final rule (the “Final Rule”)[1] establishing the standard for determining whether an entity should be considered a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA” or the “Act”).
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