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Can you compel arbitration with an employee who is alleging sexual harassment? You may recall that in 2022, Congress enacted the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA), which precludes employers from requiring employees to arbitrate sexual harassment claims.

Those familiar with the construction industry know that construction projects are seldom, if ever, completed within the time originally anticipated at the project’s outset.

On April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a plan to implement across-the-board structural changes to the Department of State to bring the department in line with President Trump’s America First foreign policy agenda in an effort to change an organization that he characterized as “bloa

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued a new executive order aimed at repealing disparate impact liability.  The order, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy”, frames equal treatment under the law as “equality of opportunity, not equal outcomes.”...

In a highly anticipated and welcome development, on April 22, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025 (emergency measures HB 1516 and its companion SB 1026) with an immediate effective date.

Federal contractors need to take note of two Executive Orders impacting their employee Diversity Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs.  Unlike the recent EEO and DOJ guidance regarding employer DEI initiatives applying to all employers, these two Executive Orders require changes to existing prev

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has introduced new trademark fees for 2025. These changes are designed to address increased operating costs and examination times and they will impact many routine trademark proceedings.

On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed the Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First Executive Order (Executive Order).

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