Alyssa M. CookAssociateProskauer Rose LLPWebsitewww.proskauer.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileBlogwww.proskauer.com/insightsConnectEmail312-962-3596 Professional Biography Alyssa Cook is an associate in the Labor Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Arbitration Group. More Legal and Business Bylines From Alyssa M. Cook Illinois Enacts Law Requiring “Equal Pay” for Temporary Workers - (Posted On Friday, August 25, 2023) Implications of and Open Questions Regarding the N.Y. State Legislature’s Passage of Bill Banning Non-Competes - (Posted On Friday, June 23, 2023) Update: New York State Senate Passes Another Bill with a Broad Ban on Non-Competes - (Posted On Friday, June 16, 2023) N.Y. State Senate Passes Ban on Non-Competes - (Posted On Friday, June 09, 2023) Federal Judge Reverses $105 Million Jury Verdict in Trade Secrets Case - (Posted On Monday, May 15, 2023) Lessons Learned From 2022’s Trade Secret Verdicts - (Posted On Thursday, March 02, 2023) Illinois Supreme Court Rules that BIPA Violations Accrue with Each Scan - (Posted On Wednesday, February 22, 2023) Legislation Seeking to Ban Non-Competes Reintroduced in Congress - (Posted On Friday, February 10, 2023) Delaware Chancery Court Invalidates Forfeiture-for-Competition Provision in Partnership Agreement - (Posted On Thursday, January 26, 2023) NLRB Finds Restriction on Wearing Union Insignia In Workplace Unlawful - (Posted On Tuesday, September 06, 2022) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Blockading the Ports: U.S. Imposes 10% Global Tariff; Higher Reciprocal Tariff Rates by Country by: Jordan Mallory , Reid Whitten USCIS Provides Updated Guidance on Venezuela TPS After Court Intervention by: Marissa A. Prianti , Michael H. Neifach FinCEN Warns US Financial Institutions of Bulk Cash Smuggling Risks from Mexico-Based Cartels by: Kyle R. Freeny , Nathan J. Muyskens USCIS Announces New Employment Authorization Procedures for Certain Hong Kong Residents Under Deferred Enforced Departure by: Ian R. Macdonald What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Global and Reciprocal Tariffs Announcement by: Gregory Husisian , John E. Turlais The BR Privacy & Security Download: April 2025 by: Sharon R. Klein , Philip N. Yannella Cross-Border Catch-Up: Japan’s Expanded Childcare and Caregiver Leave [Podcast] by: Goli Rahimi , Carlos G. Colόn-Machargo Trump Administration Announces "Reciprocal" Tariffs by: Joseph E. Donovan , Kathleen M. Hamann USPTO Memorandum Bifurcating PTAB Institution Process Signals Shift Toward Increased Discretionary Denials in IPR and PGR by: Christopher “Kit” L. Crumbley , Douglas F. Stewart 10 Important Insights for Procurement Fraud Whistleblowers in 2025 by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden Opposition to Renewed COPA Application in Indiana Reveals FTC Leadership’s Views on Hospital Merger Enforcement by: E. John Steren , Patricia M. Wagner Privacy Tip #438 – FTC Chairman Shares Concerns Over 23andMe Data by: Linn F. Freedman Understanding the U.S. Embassy Paris Certification Requirement by: Valérie Demont , Jonathan E. Meyer Ensuring Lawful DEI Practices: New EEOC and DOJ Guidelines for Employers by: Christopher A. Braham , Rachel B. Cowen ‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown by: Minnie Fu , Michael H. Neifach Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 7 2025 Understanding the Basics of a Class Action Apr 8 2025 Miller Canfield 2025 HR Spring Training - Kalamazoo Apr 8 2025 Wage & Hour Law Under the Second Trump Administration Print