The Federal Trade Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday on finalizing a rule prohibiting employers from imposing noncompete provisions on their employees, contractual clauses the agency says restrict workers from seeking better employment opportunities and harm competition.   The proposed rule, announced by the FTC in January 2023, would ban employers from…

Third Day of Jury Selection in Trump Criminal Case Faces Upsets | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/04/18/rocky-day-in-trump-jury-selection-two-jurors-lost-while-das-press-for-contempt-ruling/ Former president Donald Trump arrives at 100 Centre Street for the start of his New York criminal trial on April 15, 2024. Photo: Ryland West/ALM Manhattan Assistant DA Christopher Conroy…

Strategic lawsuits against public participation, called SLAPP suits, have been characterized as suits having little legal merit but filed “to burden opponents with legal defense costs and the threat of liability and to discourage those who might wish to speak out in the future.” 600W. 115th St. v. Van Gutfeld,…

As wage transparency laws are being enacted in a patchwork fashion across the country, legal experts are weighing in on how employers can best protect themselves in a shifting landscape of legislation designed to prevent pay discrimination. Wage transparency laws have now been passed in 10 states, such as Washington,…

Representing minors in childhood sexual abuse (CSA) cases comes with great reward but great evidentiary and emotional challenges. With new and fortunately favorable laws emerging around the country to benefit child victims, now is the time to think about the intricacies of representing minor clients. The following are points to…

Philadelphia personal injury firm Laffey Bucci & Kent has parted ways with named partner and firm co-founder Brian Kent, effective on April 11. “We prefer to say nothing further about our former partner,” said an emailed statement from firm co-founder Jeffrey Laffey, who confirmed Kent’s departure as occurring earlier this…