Following years of declining unionization rates, the United States is experiencing a significant resurgence of labor unions throughout the country. Between October 2021 and March 2022, union representation petitions filed at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...
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Suing a Former Employee Under an NDA has Substantial Risks… Even If You’re Donald Trump
In what appears to be the largest attorney fee award against a political campaign or president, an arbitrator ordered Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. to pay $1.3 million in legal fees and $17,300 in costs to former White House staffer, Omarosa Manigault Newman, as...
Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law: Key Changes, Requirements and Limitations
A growing number of states across the U.S. are enacting tougher restrictions on the enforceability of non-competition and non-solicitation covenants in the workplace, including Illinois, which recently passed legislation amending the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the...
Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Signed into Law by President Biden
The VAWA has Serious Implications for College Campuses On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (the “VAWA”) into law. The VAWA, considered to be the most significant campus sexual assault legislation in a...
FAIR Act: U.S. House Passes Bill Eliminating Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
U.S. House Passes the FAIR Act On March 17, 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act), which prohibits all pre-dispute mandatory arbitration provisions in certain contexts, including in class...
KJK Attorney Hannah Kraus Profiled in Cleveland Jewish News
CJN Local Lawyers Super Attorneys: Hannah J. Kraus By Stephen Langel | Cleveland Jewish News Hannah Kraus has always wanted to be an attorney, inspired by her father and a family full of legal professionals. She has realized that goal as an associate for Kohrman...
Biden Administration Withdraws Workplace Vaccine Mandate
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally withdrew the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private employers effective Jan. 26, 2022. This announcement follows the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to block the Biden administration...
Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Deadline Pushed in 24 States
Following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate over healthcare workers at facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, the deadline to become fully vaccinated has been extended. The Centers for Medicare...
Sixth Circuit Won’t Lift Ban on Contractor Vaccine Mandate
A federal appeals court ruled it will not lift a ban in three states on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. On Jan. 5, 2022, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stay an injunction blocking the mandate from taking effect in...
Court Reinstates Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling from last month blocking the implementation of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for large employers, reinstating the mandate. On Dec. 17, 2021, a three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals...