July 05, 2023
Ex-NFL tight end Teyo Johnson reached an agreement with immersive media startup Everyrealm that resolves his sexual harassment suit against the company, according to a New York federal judge who dismissed the case on Wednesday.
July 05, 2023
In the second half of 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor plans to roll out new Fair Labor Standards Act rules on overtime and independent contractor classification, and new laws tackling pay transparency will play out. Here, Law360 explores these and other topics that wage and hour attorneys are watching in the coming months.
May 23, 2023
A former Everyrealm employee who was previously in the NFL argued he has "plausibly alleged" racial discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and other violations against the real estate startup and several executives, and Everyrealm's motion to partially dismiss his complaint misrepresented his allegations and the laws that support them.
March 16, 2023
A pair of rulings interpreting a workplace sexual assault and harassment law that came from the #MeToo movement could make it easier to keep other employment claims in court and out of arbitration, attorneys told Law360.
February 24, 2023
An ex-NFL tight end will get to have his day in federal court against real estate startup Everyrealm over claims of race discrimination and sexual harassment, with the judge in the case ruling arbitration agreements are not enforceable in harassment cases.
December 08, 2022
Several nonprofit organizations have told a New York federal judge to reject a real estate startup's attempt to send an ex-National Football League player's suit alleging sexual harassment to arbitration because a sexual assault dispute must stay in court.
November 23, 2022
An ex-National Football League tight end has narrowed the number of plaintiffs he is suing for discrimination alleging metaverse real estate startup Everyrealm created a toxic work environment through bullying and underpaying employees based on race and gender.
November 03, 2022
Metaverse startup Everyrealm Inc. told a New York federal court that sexual harassment claims in separate suits from an ex-human resources director and a former NFL tight end amount to nothing more than petty slights and are part of efforts to pressure the company to take settlements.
September 30, 2022
The Second Circuit is scheduled next week to consider an attempt by a group of former Berkeley College admissions office workers to revive their lawsuit claiming they were fired after they complained about a culture of harassment and inappropriate comments toward women in the office. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the Empire State.
September 12, 2022
Former NFL tight end Teyo Johnson has argued that a metaverse startup can't force him into arbitration on claims the company's CEO sexually harassed him, under recent changes to a federal law.