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3.21.25
Close Enough Is Not Good Enough When It Comes to Consumers’ Privacy Rights
We’re not playing horseshoes here, folks. It’s time to review your consumer privacy rights forms and mechanisms. Key Takeaways Summary On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the…
3.20.25
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Broadens False Claims Act Reach To E-Rate Reimbursement Requests
In a significant and unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court held that reimbursement requests submitted to the E-Rate program qualify as “claims” under the False Claims Act (FCA) if any portion of the…
3.20.25
Supreme Court Tackles Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Powers and Nonparty Challenges to Final Orders
Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas raises significant questions about the scope of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision-making and who can contest those decisions. The issues before the…
3.20.25
Supreme Court To Rule on Additional Burden for Reverse Discrimination Claims
The Supreme Court is set to resolve a critical issue in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services—whether majority-group plaintiffs must meet a higher evidentiary burden to prove reverse discrimination…
3.20.25
The Supreme Court Weighs Rule 60(B) Finality Against Rule 15(A)
Earlier this month, in BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman, the Supreme Court considered whether a court must balance the finality principles of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) with the liberal amendment…
3.14.25
Attention L.A. Employers: Minimum Wage Increases Ahead for LAX and Los Angeles Hotel Workers
Takeaways Starting in July of this year and continuing through 2028, Los Angeles is poised to implement incremental increases to its minimum wage for airport and hotel workers, impacting businesses…
3.13.25
Interpretation of BIPA Amendment Splits the Courts: Implications for Businesses
Takeaways While enacted in 2008, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) did not emerge as a significant source of litigation until nearly 10 years later. From 2015 to 2023, there was…
3.12.25
Navigating the New Framework: Strategies for Compliance Amid the New Administration’s DEI Rollbacks
Since inauguration, the Trump Administration has targeted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (“DEIA”) programs across both public and private…
3.07.25
Privacy Pitfalls in AI: A Closer Look at DeepSeek and Qwen
As AI continues to advance at a rapid pace, two notable foreign players have emerged: DeepSeek and Qwen. These powerful AI models, developed by a Chinese lab and Alibaba, respectively, have garnered…
2.21.25
Michigan’s Last-Minute Sick Leave Overhaul: Key Changes Employers Need to Know
In an 11th-hour compromise late on February 20th, the Michigan Legislature passed an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act that was scheduled to go into effect on February 21st. The amendatory act…
2.19.25
On January 15, 2025, in Royal Canin v. Wullschleger, the Supreme Court held that when a plaintiff amends a complaint to eliminate federal law claims—leaving only state law claims—federal courts lose…
2.18.25
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Confirms Standard of Proof for FLSA Exemptions
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a fundamental principle of civil litigation: the preponderance of the evidence standard remains the default unless explicitly altered by statute or…
2.18.25
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Conditional TikTok Ban, But TikTok Persists
On January 17, 2025, in the coordinated cases of TikTok v. Garland (No. 24-656) and Firebaugh v. Garland (No. 24-657), the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign…
2.18.25
Parrish v. United States In Parrish v. United States, the Supreme Court will address a procedural issue—with potentially serious jurisdictional consequences—regarding the timing of appeals. Typically,…
2.18.25
Supreme Court Examines Scope of Rule 60(b) Ability To Reopen Cases
In Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., the Supreme Court will determine whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), which allows a district court to “relieve a party or its legal…
2.18.25
Supreme Court Tackles Post-Employment Disability Discrimination
Stanley v. City of Sanford raises significant questions about the scope of protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for individuals after employment. The issue before the Supreme…
2.18.25
Supreme Court To Clarify Finality of Federal Agency Orders
In McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation, the Supreme Court is set to determine whether the Hobbs Act requires district courts to follow the Federal Communications Commission’s…
2.18.25
In FDA v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., the Supreme Court will decide whether an e-cigarette manufacturer can seek review of the FDA’s denial of its marketing application in a forum where it does not…
2.11.25
Takeaways On February 10, 2025, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her “Mi Road Ahead” Plan to “fix the damn roads”—echoing her 2018 campaign slogan. To the consternation and fear of the…
2.06.25
NHTSA 2024 Year in Review: Investigations and Recalls by the Numbers
NHTSA made waves in 2024 with a surge in investigations and a push for tougher enforcement. From digging into new data sources to questioning software-only fixes, the agency is shaping the future of…
