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Washington, D.C. – January 13, 2015: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the publication of its third annual "Litigation Forecast: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know in the Coming Year," and the introduction of its first-ever "Regulatory Forecast 2015: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know in the Coming Year."

Washington, D.C. – January 17, 2013: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce it has elected seven attorneys to the firm's partnership effective January 1, 2013. The firm has also promoted three attorneys to the position of senior counsel, and nine associates to the position of counsel. The new partners, senior counsel, and counsel have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm's Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Brussels, and London offices.

On May 22, 2023, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) held a roundtable on Local Law 144, New York City’s law regulating the use of Automated Employment Decision Tools (“AEDT”), which will go into effect on July 5.  The roundtable followed the “Final Rule” for the New York AEDT law and clarified several open questions that the Final Rule had left unanswered, including the applicability of the law, the scope of data requirements for the bias audit, and the notice requirement.

On April 11, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Department of Labor (“NYS DOL”) was releasing long-awaited updates to New York’s Sexual Harassment Model Policy.  The New York State Labor Law requires all employers in New York State to adopt a sexual harassment policy and provide sexual harassment training to employees. Among other revisions, the updated model policy and resources specifically address questions about sexual harassment in a remote working context, as well as expand upon what might constitute gender-based harassment and discrimination.

Class actions are alive and well in the world of employment law. Much is happening, and there’s plenty more to come, says Rebecca Springer, a Crowell & Moring partner who serves as talent and inclusion lead in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice.

Please click here for a copy of the presentation. Please join us for the next edition of Third Thursday – Crowell & Moring’s Labor and Employment Update, a webinar series dedicated to helping our clients stay on top of developing law and emerging compliance issues.

Rebecca Springer and Kimberley Johnson share an overview of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services and what it means for employers and anti-discrimination litigation moving forward. The Lightning Round podcast is Crowell’s biweekly rundown on developments and trends in the Labor and Employment space.