Elizabeth Casey

Oct 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Casey

As year-end nears, many employers are updating their key employment policies and agreements to ensure they align with ever-evolving federal, state, and local laws and changes to business needs. In Part One of this series, we explored key updates to offer letters and job descriptions, and in Part Two we looked at updates to employee handbooks. This article is Part Three and focuses on restrictive covenant agreements.

Jul 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Casey |Mark D. Taticchi

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Trump v. United States, No. 23-939, holding that former Presidents are absolutely immune from criminal prosecution for official acts that arise within their “conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority.” Moreover, the Court held that there is a presumption of immunity for all official acts, including those that do not arise out of the President’s conclusive and preclusive authority.

May 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Casey |Bruce Jones

On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Smith v. Spizzirri, No. 22-1218, holding that federal courts have no discretion under Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to dismiss a case once the court has ruled that the claims properly belong in arbitration and the party moving to compel arbitration has requested a stay.

Feb 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Casey |Brian Paul

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, No. 22-660, holding that whistleblowers do not need to establish retaliatory intent on the part of their employers in order to prove a claim under federal whistleblower protections.