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Featured on Employment Law This Week: NJ Senate Advances Ban on Sex Harassment Confidentiality Agreements.

The New Jersey Senate wants no more secrecy around harassment claims. On a 34-to-1 vote, the chamber approved legislation banning

involving sexual harassment claims. The bill is still pending in the House, where a vote is expected in the next few weeks. The legislation would also allow victims to keep their identities confidential and would establish jurisdiction in Superior Court, arguably bypassing arbitration agreements.

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In a per curiam opinion issued yesterday, the United States Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Oklahoma Supreme Court that had determined the enforceability of a non-compete agreement arising out of a contract that contained an arbitration provision. Despite the fact that the restraint at issue was found to violate Oklahoma law, the US Supreme Court determined that the Oklahoma Supreme Court overstepped its bounds and that under the Federal Arbitration Act enforceability of the non-compete should have been left to the Arbitrator.
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