Investigations and Litigation

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Federal

  Enhanced to include coverage of the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act.

• Date:

  February 21, 2023

  Type:

  News

  California's Mandatory Arbitration Ban Blocked by 9th Circuit

  A California law barring employers from using compulsory arbitration agreements to resolve employment disputes conflicts with the Federal Arbitration Act, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a big win for employers.

• Date:

  January 25, 2023

  Type:

  News

  2022 Was a Bad Year for Arbitration, a Key Employer Defense Against Class Actions

  Duane Morris' annual class action report details blows to arbitration from US Supreme Court rulings and federal legislative actions, as well as other developments.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Workers' Compensation: New York

  Updated to reflect requirement that posters be made available electronically, effective December 16, 2022.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Workers' Compensation: California

  Updated to reflect amendments regarding coverage for licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) services and timeframes for internal investigations, effective January 1, 2023.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Workers' Compensation: Florida

  Updated to reflect amendments regarding elections of exemption and enforcement, effective January 1, 2023.

• Date:

  June 15, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Supreme Court Limits California PAGA Law Where Arbitration Agreements Exist

  California employers breathed a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court's ruling that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts the state's Private Attorneys General Act.

• Date:

  May 24, 2022

  Type:

  News

  With Arbitration Agreement, You Snooze, You May Lose, Says Supreme Court

  An employer that fails to act on a mandatory arbitration agreement when faced with an employment lawsuit may not necessarily be able to compel arbitration several months later, the Supreme Court has ruled

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR Management: New York

  Updated to reflect retaliation protections relating to disclosure of personnel records, effective March 16, 2022.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Arbitration: Federal

  Updated to reflect a new law prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims, effective March 3, 2022.