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New York State Legislature Passes Anti-Waiver of Employment Rights Acthttps://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-york-state-l...
05/29/2026

New York State Legislature Passes Anti-Waiver of Employment Rights Act

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-york-state-legislature-passes-anti-4082952/

NY legislature advances bill to protect employee rights under state labor and human rights laws, limiting employer ability to require waivers of statutory protections in employment agreements.

On May 13, the New York State Assembly passed Bill S4424A, the Anti-Waiver of Employment Rights Act, which seeks to limit employee waivers of...

Jewish Advocacy Group Files Human Rights Complaint Over New York City Food Co-Op's Israel Boycotthttps://www.algemeiner....
05/29/2026

Jewish Advocacy Group Files Human Rights Complaint Over New York City Food Co-Op's Israel Boycott

https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/05/28/jewish-advocacy-group-files-human-rights-complaint-new-york-city-food-co-ops-israel-boycott/

SAFE Campus files discrimination complaint with NY Division of Human Rights alleging antisemitism and national origin discrimination related to boycott vote at Brooklyn food cooperative.

Illustrative: Park Slope, Brooklyn. Photo: Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa via Reuters Connect A New York area advocacy group has filed a discrimination …

NYC Chancellor Samuels Signals Plans for Stronger AI Guardrails Amid Backlashhttps://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/05/2...
05/27/2026

NYC Chancellor Samuels Signals Plans for Stronger AI Guardrails Amid Backlash

https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/05/27/samuels-signals-strong-ai-guardrails-amid-tech-backlash/

NYC Department of Education considers restricting in-school AI use for younger students while allowing exposure for older students. Read about the Chancellor's new guardrails approach.

Samuels’ comments mark a shift in tone and indicate that the nation’s largest school system is grappling with the AI backlash brewing nationwide.

Former Chelmsford Immigration Court judge sues DOJhttps://www.bostonherald.com/2026/05/24/former-chelmsford-immigration-...
05/25/2026

Former Chelmsford Immigration Court judge sues DOJ

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/05/24/former-chelmsford-immigration-court-judge-sues-doj/

Immigration judge alleges politically motivated termination and civil rights violations by DOJ. Lawsuit raises significant questions about judicial independence and employment discrimination in federal courts.

CHELMSFORD — George Pappas, who was terminated from the Chelmsford Immigration Court in 2025, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Department of Justice of orchestrating what he has described as a politically driven purge of immigration…

Meta settles first lawsuit over harm to children's mental healthhttps://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/meta-settles-first-l...
05/25/2026

Meta settles first lawsuit over harm to children's mental health

https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/meta-settles-first-lawsuit-over-harm-to-childrens-mental-health/

Meta settles first national school district case over youth mental health harm. About 1,200 school districts, including NYC Public Schools, have filed similar suits. Significant implications for education law and corporate liability.

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has settled its first national case with a school district over harm to children’s mental health. The terms of the settlement with Breathitt County...

NY Forecast: Thompson Hine Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.https://www.law360.com/articles/2480951/ny-forecast-thompson-hine-bias-...
05/23/2026

NY Forecast: Thompson Hine Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.

https://www.law360.com/articles/2480951/ny-forecast-thompson-hine-bias-suit-at-2nd-circ-

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Thompson Hine LLP's challenge to an order keeping a former partner's discrimination suit in place, a notable employment law development in New York.

In the week ahead, the Second Circuit will consider Thompson Hine LLP's challenge to an order keeping a former partner's discrimination suit in federal court instead of sending it to arbitration. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.

Supreme Court to Review Whether Title IX Allows Employee Discrimination Claimshttps://ogletree.com/insights-resources/bl...
05/23/2026

Supreme Court to Review Whether Title IX Allows Employee Discrimination Claims

https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/supreme-court-to-review-whether-title-ix-allows-employee-discrimination-claims/

The Supreme Court will examine whether employees at federally funded educational institutions can bring s*x-discrimination claims under Title IX, a significant development in employment law.

The Supreme Court of the United States will consider whether a former Georgia Tech head women’s basketball coach and a former Augusta University art professor may bring employment-based s*x discrimination claims under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972—a civil rights law that prohibits...

New York's RAISE Act establishes comprehensive requirements for frontier AI developers, including transparency framework...
05/23/2026

New York's RAISE Act establishes comprehensive requirements for frontier AI developers, including transparency frameworks, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, creating new compliance obligations for AI companies operating in the state.

IntroductionOn March 27, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the final version of the RAISE Act, aiming to establish “a strong and sensible standard for frontier AI safety, holding the biggest developers accountable for their safety and transparency protocols.” The final version will...

New York's highest court examines the constitutional boundaries between free speech and hate speech in a case addressing...
05/23/2026

New York's highest court examines the constitutional boundaries between free speech and hate speech in a case addressing social media reporting requirements for hateful conduct. The case tests the limits of First Amendment protections in the digital age.

The courts are weighing and analyzing the constitutionality behind reporting and enforcing hateful conduct online.

Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post wins $485,000 settlement
05/22/2026

Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post wins $485,000 settlement

Biologist was fired by a state agency for criticizing Charlie Kirk on social media after his shooting death

Meta settles landmark lawsuit alleging social media addiction harmed student learning and forced schools to address ment...
05/22/2026

Meta settles landmark lawsuit alleging social media addiction harmed student learning and forced schools to address mental health crises. The settlement follows similar agreements by Snap and YouTube.

Meta Platforms Inc. reached an agreement to settle a landmark lawsuit alleging that addiction to Instagram and other top social media platforms upended learning across America and pushed US public schools to spend enormous resources fighting a mental health crisis.

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