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California recently enacted two laws that expand the scope of discrimination claims and prohibit retaliation against employees for failing to participate in employer-sponsored meetings regarding religious or political matters. Both laws will take effect on January 1, 2025. On September 27, 2024...
Saul Ewing LLP is excited to announce that Benchmark Litigation has recognized 28 of its partners across ten offices as “Litigation Stars” or “Future Stars” in its 2025 rankings. Benchmark examines recent casework handled by law firms, and conducts extensive interviews with litigators and their...
NEW YORK, (OCTOBER 2, 2024) – Brian Willett, an experienced litigator, has joined Saul Ewing as counsel in the Higher Education Practice. He is resident in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Willett represents clients in complex commercial disputes, class actions and appeals in state and federal courts...
Unlike casual gaming, esports involves professional players, structured tournaments, and often large audiences, both online and in-person, akin to traditional sports events. With its own ecosystem of leagues, sponsors, and media coverage, esports has evolved into a global phenomenon, drawing...
Join Brandon Clark and Maddie Remish, Attorneys at Saul Ewing LLP, as they speak at ASA Chicago's Lunch and Learn: Killer Contract Clauses and Important Legal Updates, including Retainage, Mechanics Liens, Sick Leave and Sexual Harassment Policies, & more!
NEW YORK (September 17, 2024) – Marshall Dworkin, an experienced litigator, has become counsel in Saul Ewing’s New York office, joining former colleagues James Chou and Peter Zlotnick. Mr. Dworkin is a litigator with substantial experience representing clients in commercial, insurance and...
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2161, the newest amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), which prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant based on their “family responsibilities.” Illinois is the sixth state to offer this type of...
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 3773, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to restrict an employer’s use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in employment practices. The law is comprehensive in that it restricts employers from using AI that has the effect of...
On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) much maligned 80/20 rule, which has largely been in flux in the decades since it was first introduced in a Field Operations Handbook in 1988. Under the 80/20 rule, up to 20 percent of a tipped...
PHILADELPHIA, (AUGUST 26, 2024) – Emily Martin, an experienced litigator for construction industry clients, has joined Saul Ewing as a counsel in the Construction Practice. She is resident in the firm’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office. Ms. Martin’s experience includes matters involving...
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act (the “Act”). The Act—aimed at promoting wage equity and transparency—imposes new requirements relating to both pay disclosure and pay data reporting on many businesses with employees in...
By now, employers across the country are aware of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) pending rule banning the vast majority of non-competition agreements on a national level (the “Rule”). We have been tracking the Rule from its beginning, through various stages of the different legal challenges...