• 07.31.23

    Ninth Circuit Revives Sexual Harassment Suit Based on Music

    Harassment doesn’t have to target a specific individual to be actionable under Title VII, a panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a class action alleging sexual harassment.

  • 07.31.23

    Employer Not Liable for Employee’s Spouse’s COVID-19

    Answering certified questions from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court found that public policy precluded holding an employer liable where an employee’s spouse suffered from COVID-19 contracted from her husband via his job.

  • 07.31.23

    Will New York Ban Noncompetes?

    Jumping on the anti-noncompete bandwagon, the New York legislature has passed a measure banning noncompete agreements in the state.

  • 07.18.23

    Restrictive Claim Term Definition in Parent Application Does Not Restrict Term in Child Application

    In Finjan LLC v. ESET, LLC, the Federal Circuit held that a definition provided in any incorporated-by-reference document is a part of the host patent.

  • 07.14.23

    Supreme Court: Business Registration Statutes Don't Violate Due Process

    A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court will encourage forum shopping by enterprising plaintiffs, particularly to out-of-state jurisdictions where a defending business has few or no contacts.

  • 06.30.23

    Florida Amends FTSA

    The Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA), Florida’s version of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), has officially been amended, with Gov. Ron DeSantis signing into law changes that limit the reach and impact of the statute.

  • 06.30.23

    Sixth Circuit: Single RVM Sufficient for Standing

    A plaintiff who alleged the receipt of a single ringless voicemail (“RVM”) suffered a concrete injury for purposes of Article III standing, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

  • 06.30.23

    FCC Proposes Revocation Rules

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on the issue of revocation, seeking “to clarify and strengthen consumers’ ability to revoke consent to receive both robocalls and robotexts,” as well as ...

  • 06.26.23

    California Supreme Court Expands Whistleblower Protection

    The California Supreme Court has expanded whistleblower protections under state law, taking a broad reading of the term “disclosure.”

  • 06.26.23

    EEOC Takes On Title VII and AI

    Adding to the growing commentary on artificial intelligence (AI) in the employment context, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a technical assistance document.

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