The SEC Enforcement Division’s activity, as well as the money it recovered, were up in 2019. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Continue Reading SEC Touts Enforcement Success Despite Shutdown
Enforcement Division reports increase in standalone actions and money collected in fiscal year 2019
In Tesone v. EMS, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employee doesn’t need to have medical testimony to argue all ADA claims. Continue Reading ADA Claims Don’t Require Medical Experts, Panel Says
Tenth Circuit in Tesone v. Empire Marketing Strategies reverses summary judgment ruling
The PTAB judges scheme survived a constitutional challenge at an appeals court. Experts say the PTAB is safe but that this matter isn’t over. Continue Reading Federal Circuit Breaks, Fixes PTAB Judges Scheme
Despite continued challenges like Arthrex, inter partes review and other proceedings should withstand attacks, patent attorneys say
The federal government’s labor watchdog is using a more employer-friendly test to determine whether employers unlawfully… Continue Reading NLRB Upholds Restrictions on Employees’ Speech to Media
Although the decision in LA Specialty Produce favored the employer, media contact rules can still get companies in trouble if written broadly
Companies’ hopes the U.S. Supreme Court would soon shed some light on website accessibility, and perhaps… Continue Reading Uncertainty Persists in Web Accessibility and ADA
Companies will wait longer for guidance after U.S. Supreme Court rejects Domino’s Pizza appeal
As the Jan. 1 effective date approaches for the nation’s toughest data privacy law, businesses have… Continue Reading California Privacy Law’s Draft Regulations Revealed
California Attorney General’s proposal adds clarity — as well as obligations — for businesses preparing to comply with the CCPA
Fifty-five years after Congress passed the landmark civil rights law, the U.S. Supreme Court is set… Continue Reading Employers Wait for SCOTUS Title VII Ruling
More than 200 businesses have asked court to expand law’s protections
Employers have three months to prepare for the U.S. Department of Labor’s newly finalized overtime rule.… Continue Reading Overtime Ceiling Set to Rise in January
Labor Department finalizes rule making 1.3 million more white-collar workers eligible for overtime pay
Companies doing business in California have been watching to see if the state’s legislature would water… Continue Reading California Privacy Law Amendments Won’t Dull Its Impact
Legislature approves tweaks to the CCPA, and now businesses await action from the state’s attorney general
Employers face a litany of liabilities if they misclassify employees as independent contractors. But at least… Continue Reading Misclassification Per Se Doesn’t Violate Labor Law, NLRB Rules
In Velox Express, board majority delivers another employer-friendly independent contractor-related decision