Posts Tagged ‘Hannah L. Sfameni’
The Art of the Deal: Writers’ and Actors’ Strikes Will Provide Lessons for All
In the 1980 sequel to Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back, the Imperial fleet of the Evil Empire, ruled by Darth Vader, attacks the Rebels and heroes of Star Wars: Han Solo, Leia, Chewbacca, C3PO and crew.[1] In the end, the heroes win out, but it took more than one movie to get there. Hollywood…
Read MoreProve It or Lose It: New York City Cracks Down on AI Hiring Software
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) programs have gained notoriety by injecting ease into otherwise burdensome and difficult daily tasks. However, as with most innovative advancements, AI has also drawn concern from skeptics regarding the everyday effects such programs may have. With fast-growing scrutiny around AI’s use and evolvement, New York City has recently taken its own stab…
Read MoreQ2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More
So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such as the Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy[1] took us by…
Read MoreAmeriSource Decision a Difficult Pill to Swallow for Securities Plaintiffs
The opioid crisis has garnered nationwide attention for decades and has resulted in thousands of lawsuits, subjecting pharmaceutical distributors to billions of dollars in damages. AmerisourceBergen (“Amerisource”) — one of the “big three” largest pharmaceutical distributors in the U.S. — has frequently been accused of failing to adequately monitor and report suspicious orders of prescription…
Read MoreThe Hunger Games: Can Competition Be Stopped?
On Jan. 5, the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) proposed a new rule which acts as a complete ban—both prospectively and retroactively—on all non-competition agreements (“non-compete(s)”) (the “Proposed Rule”), impacting restrictive covenants as a whole, with an impact extending to both confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions. While those in support of the FTC’s Proposed…
Read MoreEverything and the Kitchen Sink: The NLRB’s Labor-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions
Contrary to the expression’s limitations, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) set the tone for 2023 with some major decisions that will essentially provide employees with not only the kitchen sink, but the walls and the foundation too. The Board fundamentally altered the landscape when it comes to collective bargaining, property interests, damages in…
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