On Friday November 15, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing new regulations raising the salary level required for the so-called white-collar exemptions…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On November 13, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) held that so-called captive-audience meetings — meetings where employers require employee attendance and argue against unionization — violate the National Labor…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
On November 8, in Siren Retail Corp., 373 NLRB No. 135 d/b/a Starbucks, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overturned its categorical rule that immunized nearly all employers’ statements concerning the effects…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Torts, Labor & Employment Law
On October 7, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 25-01, reinforcing and expanding previous positions on how certain restrictive covenants may violate the National Labor…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) its first round of funding, marking the official launch from a funding perspective to one of the most significant…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Details Hospitality employers with tipped employees received welcome news late last month when a federal appeals court overturned the Department of Labor’s (DOL) so-called 80/20/30 Rule, the highlight of a new set of regulations…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
The idea of borrowing against equity in a residential home through a second mortgage has been around for almost a century. However, the popularity of a home equity line of credit (HELOC) increased in the 1980s following the Tax…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On July 24, Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students (CAMPUS) Act, which requires public and private higher education institutions to adopt and enforce policies…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
A federal judge in Texas has barred enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) new regulations, which otherwise would have banned most non-compete agreements.
Holding that the FTC lacked statutory authority to…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires public companies to “devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls.” In a recent opinion, a New York federal court rejected the Securities…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently issued two opinions that are likely to have a longer-term effect on the way securities industry matters are handled.
Juries, not the Securities Exchange Commission…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Johnson v. NCAA, No. 22-1223, (3d Cir. July 11, 2024) that college athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). College…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the final days of the term that just ended, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued two major decisions changing the federal regulation landscape – Loper Bright and Corner Post…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Certain Band-Aid bandages are the focus of a recently filed lawsuit. A complaint (filed in Moultrie, 3:24-cv-4757, (D.N.J. Apr. 10, 2024)) alleges that Band-Aid Flexible Fabric and Ourtone (BR45, BR55, and BR65) bandages…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Products Liability
On June 5, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished opinion that provides a blueprint to insurance companies for handling bad faith claims. The Fourth Circuit held in Sellman v…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Insurance
