Lisa M. Brauner published an alert, “Legal Risks Grow for Employers as NYC Bans Discrimination Based on Weight and Height.” On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law a City Council bill (Intro. 209A) that amends New York City’s Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination […]

Karen Baillie and Tim D. Hinton published an alert, “Amid Growing Reports of Antisemitism, Department of Education Reminds Colleges to Respond”. The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Dear Colleague letter on May 25, 2023, reminding federally funded colleges and universities of their obligations under Title VI […]

Karen Baillie and Tim D. Hinton published an alert, “Lehenky v. Toshiba: Third Circuit Touches on Drug Free Workplace Policies as They Relate to CBD Products”. On May 19, 2023, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a non-precedential opinion in Lehenky v. Toshiba upholding the lower court’s dismissal […]

Jonathan B. Skowron and Stephenie W. Yeung published an alert, “Supreme Court: First Amendment Protections Designed to Shelter Artistic Expression and Parody Are Not Available When Use of Trademark is Source-Identifying.” This month, the Supreme Court clarified the interplay between the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of expression, and the […]