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Update and Discussion on Legal and Practical Issues
In its recent decision in BVIHC(COM) 2022/0169 Qu Haiping v Window of Trade International Limited and Ors, the BVI Court considered the question of the burden of proof and defences that a defendant can invoke when resisting...more
On December 5, 2023, the Ninth Circuit in Bielski, et al. v. Coinbase, Inc., No. 22-15566 (9th Cir. 2023) concluded that federal courts can look to the parties’ agreement as a whole when determining whether the delegation...more
Interactive Brokers LLC filed an action in the Southern District of New York seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against an arbitration proceeding initiated by a group of non-signatories to an agreement between...more
This week, the Ninth Circuit considers whether a receiver in an SEC enforcement action is bound by an arbitration agreement signed by the receivership entity. GEOFF WINKLER V. THOMAS D. MCCLOSKEY, ET AL....more
Automatic Renewal Laws (ARLs)—statutes governing continuity programs and automatically renewing contracts—have proliferated throughout the United States since 2010. Companies that offer automatic renewal programs face an...more
In recent years, employees (and their lawyers) have taken a variety of approaches to challenging the enforceability of workplace arbitration agreements. One common tactic has been to claim that they “don’t remember signing...more
In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59 Cal. 4th 348 (2014), the California Supreme Court held that an arbitration agreement purporting to waive the right to bring a representative action under the Private...more
In This Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), in response to an increased number of inquiries and access requests from companies with fintech and other narrow purpose charters, invited...more
Husch Blackwell’s Labor & Employment team is launching a series of employment and labor alerts and labor law podcasts that discuss the expected changes in labor and employment laws under the Biden administration and provide...more
Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know - Court to Consider Permanent Injunction on Arbitration Law; Prop. 65 Acrylamide Lawsuit Pending - CalChamber Advocacy - On Friday, US District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller is expected...more
Does FINRA have jurisdiction over me? This is a question that I regularly field at the outset of regulatory engagements. My answer differs depending on a number of factors, including the nature of a person’s role and duties...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
A degree of uncertainty hangs over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) following the November 2017 resignation of its first director, Richard Cordray. On his last day in office, Cordray appointed his chief of...more
Last week, we were reminded of the impact of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforcement activities. The agency announced that National Freight, Inc. will pay more than $1,000,000 in back wages to 359 workers...more
Last year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission garnered significant criticism from employers when it sued CVS over its standard releases used in conjunction with reductions in force and similar employee terminations....more