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With Greater Pay Transparency Reporting on the Way, California Employers Are Advised to Be Ready or Face Stiff Penalties
Seek, Never Hide: Massachusetts Federal Court Enters Rare Default Judgment for Plaintiffs After Defendants Fail to Comply with ESI Discovery Orders
I Now Pronounce You Joint Employers: The NLRB’s New Rule Would Expand Definition of Joint Employer
NHTSA probes Tesla crashes involving motorcyclist fatalities
Outbreak!: Why insurance claims professionals should pay attention to Monkeypox
California just enacted new law to increase the wages and standards for fast-food employees — and Opponents are already trying to stop it in its tracks
3rd Circuit finds data leaked on dark web “shaming” site inferred a “substantial risk” of imminent harm
Owners and contractors beware: Massachusetts Appeals Court strictly interprets the Prompt Pay Act
Employee or Independent Contractor? The Connecticut Supreme Court Weighs In
Connecticut Supreme Court finds that apportionment of prior owners of property following drowning death of minor is proper
Watch your step: New Jersey Tort Claims Act Summer law update
It’s Time to Makeup For Your Wrongs: California’s AG Declares First CCPA Enforcement Action Against Mega Retailer Sephora
Walmart Pregnancy Accommodation ruling puts pressure on Congress to act on The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
From Viking River Cruises v. Moriana to Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc.: The Arbitrability Of PAGA Actions In California Continues To Shift
Two Carolina Courts Reject COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
California Court of Appeal rules in favor of policyholder in COVID business interruption case
New tip credit rules hit PA restaurant and service industry employers
FINRA Seeks to Increase Control Over Expungement of Customer Dispute Disclosures
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Workplace Testing Rules: What Employers Need to Know
Maine Healthcare Workers Challenging Vaccine Mandate Cannot Proceed Under Pseudonyms
Music shutdown: Georgia gun laws shoot down Music Midtown Festival
Cyber insurance experiencing ‘Future Shock’
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds that Food Delivery App May Enforce Arbitration Agreement Against Drivers
PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEYS TAKE NOTE – A Voluntary Settlement Agreement May No Longer Bar A Legal Malpractice Action
New York’s New Sexual Harassment Hotline Could Lead To A Surge In Claims For Employers
Vega v. Tekoh: The Supreme Court Rules that a Violation of Miranda Rights Alone Does Not Give Rise to Damages Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Law Firm Ordered to Produce Client Communications Despite the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine
Massachusetts high court holds that attorney’s fees awarded under G.L. c. 93A are not covered under commercial liability insurance policy as damages “because of bodily injury”
Major Questions for Chevron Deference and Future Environmental Regulations: The Supreme Court in West Virginia v. EPA
Managing Construction Claims Risk In The Age Of Gen Z and The Great Resignation
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Rules that Litigation Privilege Protects Attorney from Civil Liability in First Impression Case
Minnesota Just Made it Harder for Insureds to Claim ‘Bad Faith’
Pennsylvania Limits Risk Transfer for Snow and Ice Management Services
Massachusetts Appeals Court extends protections of the Statute of Repose
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope Of The “Transportation Worker Exemption” In The Federal Arbitration Act
Transition not substantial completion starts the clock: New Jersey amends statute of limitations for homeowner and condominium association construction defect cases
Coverage Doesn’t Stick in Teflon dispute
From property damage disputes to employment disputes, how the Supreme Court’s decision in Morgan v. Sundance impacts the fate of arbitration clauses
Persistent Risks and Regulations: New Health Advisories For PFAS
California Tort Law: Brown v. Taekwondo U.S.A. and the “no duty to aid” rule
Be Careful What You Post: Personal Jurisdiction in Internet Defamation Lawsuits
Supreme Court of Georgia adopts standard for obtaining a protective order to prevent the deposition of high-ranking corporate executives
Executive orders issued during the Covid-19 pandemic did not create an impossibility or cause frustration sufficient to shield restaurant owner from its obligation to pay rent
Eleventh Circuit Finds for Insurer in COVID-19 Case of First Impression in Georgia
A month into recreational cannabis sales, NJ Employers still lack guidance on drugfree workplace enforcement
Down It Goes! Illinois Prejudgment Interest Struck Down – What To Do Now
Massachusetts’ High Court Strikes Down Capital Gains Tax Levied Against Non-Domiciled Corporation on Statutory Grounds
Right result. Right reason? Kentucky federal court considers questions of intent under different parts of an insurance policy
Georgia Governor Reinstitutes Non-Party Apportionment
Changing Tides: WOTUS and the Jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act
The Connecticut Supreme Court finds that the “Litigation Privilege” extends to claims of “bad faith” based upon an insurers’ actions during litigation.
You Can’t Find Me Anymore: New Jersey Cracks Down on Employer Tracking
New York Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act Updates 2022
No more tears: Supreme Court rules damages for emotional distress are not recoverable under Title VI, Title IX, the Rehabilitation Act, or the Affordable Care Act
U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Parameters of Free Speech
Avoid These Practitioner Pitfalls When It Comes to Trade-Secret Misappropriation Trials
Employer overcomes religious-based challenge to vaccine mandate
Elon Musk’s planned purchase of Twitter reignites questions of open source code security
Res Ipsa Loquitur: The Massachusetts Appeals Court reverses Summary Judgment in favor of allowing “a chair” to speak for itself
Ohio Appellate Court addresses “Permanent and Substantial Deformity”
The Eleventh Circuit finds that a qualifying “excess judgment” for bad faith may be based on a consent judgment, rather than a verdict
Massachusetts High Court Issues Two Important Wage and Hour Decisions
Georgia Sparks Further Cannabis Debate
PAGA Manageability Requirement: A Split of Authority in California
New Bridge Projects Raise New Opportunities and Risk Considerations
Georgia legislature passes amendment to O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33 impacting apportionment of fault against non-parties in single defendant cases
California court holds that board diversity law violates equal protection
Kentucky’s Supreme Court examines the punitive damage “multiplier” in a case of first impression
Supreme Court clarifies “favorable termination” requirement for malicious prosecution claims
Red flag: Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment against football-related wrongful death claims
Ohio Appellate Court reviews standard for claiming peer review privilege
Considerations for accountants in responding to a subpoena for client documents
Five things California lawyers have to report to the State Bar
D.C. Circuit: The Second Most Important Court in America
Updating Your California Employee Handbooks in 2022
Significant Changes for Federal Contractors Likely Coming Soon
Protection of Private Information
SCOTUS has granted certiorari in The Andy Warhol Foundation case
Congress Imposes New 72-Hour Reporting Requirement for Cyber Security Incidents
Chubb unit beats virus coverage suit brought by NJ apparel company
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s pay discrimination settlement is a good reminder for companies to assess their compensation systems
Florida Bad Faith: If Insurers Try Sometimes, They Just Might Find, They Get Summary Judgment
Special Relationship between Innkeepers and Guests
