On November 3, 2016, a Thurston County Superior Court judge levied an $18 million penalty against a trade association for violations of Washington campaign finance laws. This is believed to be the largest campaign finance...more
11/4/2016
/ Agricultural Land ,
Ballot Measures ,
Campaign Finance Reform ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Farms ,
Fines ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
GMO ,
GMO Bans ,
Grocery Stores ,
Policy Violations ,
Political Campaigns ,
Trade Associations ,
Treble Damages
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed the Secure Scheduling Ordinance (Ordinance) on September 19, 2016. The Ordinance imposes new requirements on certain employers in the retail and food services industries for their...more
9/21/2016
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Local Ordinance ,
OCR ,
On-Call Employees ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
The new Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), signed into law by President Obama on May 11, 2016, creates a new private civil cause of action in federal court for trade secret misappropriation. Prior to the DTSA, trade secret...more
The federal government took another step in the fight against human trafficking and forced labor. President Obama signed into law on February 24, 2016, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA), which...more
3/4/2016
/ Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trade Facilitation Agreement ,
Young Lawyers
In a significant win for franchisors, the California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that although Domino’s “imposes comprehensive and meticulous standards for marketing its trademarked brand and operating its franchises in a uniform...more
On November 9, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider the enforceability of a class action waiver clause in agreements between American Express and merchants that accepted its cards. The merchants filed a proposed...more