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Pay Equity Litigation Trends

Victoria Woodin Chavey & Ana C. Shields

New requirements and prohibitions on compensation practices around the country are making pay equity a hot topic. These obligations seek to address the "gender pay gap," which the latest reports estimate is at a little over 20%, with women across all occupations having median earnings around 78% of the median earnings of men.

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Differing State Laws on Restrictive Covenants

Joshua Horn

<b><I>Employers, Beware!</I></b><p>The law on restrictive covenants varies significantly from state to state, and is governed by the common law, statutes, or a combination of both. Drafting an effective and enforceable restrictive covenant is essential to protecting your interests as an employer as well as the interests of the company as a whole.

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The Equal Pay Act

Robert G. Brody & Lindsay M. Rinehart

This year, 25 states and the District of Columbia are considering legislation that would prohibit employers from asking job candidates about past salaries. The belief is that by setting employees' salaries based on what they were paid at their last job, employers may be perpetuating gender discrimination that began long ago.

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WannaCry Attack Is a Wakeup Call for Cyber Preparedness

India E. Vincent

Until May 12, 2017, the more highly publicized ransomware incidents were localized targets impacting only one or a small number of businesses. WannaCry made it clear that ransomware could reach a broad cross-section of computers worldwide, at essentially the same time. There are very few, if any, businesses that can safely say they are not targets for cyber-criminals, because at the very least, businesses have personnel records for their employees.

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The 'Faltering Company' and 'Unforeseen Business Circumstances' Exceptions Under The WARN Act

David Van Pelt

<b><i>Traps for the Unwary or Lifesavers for the Unlucky?</b></i><p>The WARN Act contains several affirmative defenses that provide employers with a complete defense to liability under the statute when a company's exigent condition forces an immediate cessation of operations. This article identifies the key features (including the benefits and drawbacks) of each.

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Do Your Employment Practices Violate Antitrust Law? They Might!

Robert G. Brody & Alexander Friedman

Did you know that certain employment practices could violate antitrust law? This is the message to be gleaned from joint guidance recently issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division

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New York City Bans Employers' Inquiries into Salary History

Jeffrey S. Klein & Nicholas J. Pappas

This article reviews recent developments in the law governing employer inquiries into and reliance on the compensation history of prospective employees — and analyze the New York City ordinance within this greater context.

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Case Notes

Mark Hamblett

The latest test of whether part of the Civil Rights Act can be read to bar workplace discrimination because of sexual orientation proved complicated on Jan. 20 a the Second Circuit. Here's a look at the case.

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Using Forum Selection Clauses to Reduce the Uncertainty of NY's and CA's Differing Views on Non-Compete Agreements

Adam J. Safer

New York enforces reasonable employee agreements not to compete. California does not. This creates a nettlesome but common situation when a New York employer has employees who work in a different state. While the issue is not limited to New York and California, the laws of New York and California — where so many entertainment companies are based — are of special interest to the industry.

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Using Background Checks to Hire and Retain Employees

K. Bryance Metheny

The ability to hire and retain a competent, responsible workforce distinguishes the great human resources managers from the merely mediocre ones. Retention is highly valued in most successful businesses because hiring on limited information often comes down to more luck than skill, and nobody wants to engage in hiring more often than absolutely necessary.

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