The Blunt Truth About Testing Employees For Marijuana In California (part one)
The Illinois General Assembly and Governor JB Pritzker have been busy in 2024, enacting significant changes to existing statutes like the Illinois Human Rights Act (the “IHRA”), the Personnel Records Review Act (the “PRRA”),...more
On August 9, 2024, the Illinois State Senate finalized amendments to the Right to Privacy Act. These amendments add additional requirements for employers who use employment eligibility verification programs, including...more
By awarding prizes in connection with a sweepstakes promotion, a business can generate valuable publicity and goodwill. This is especially true when the sweepstakes sponsor is able to publish the name and/or likeness of the...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 29, 2024 – August 2, 2024. ...more
Last year, the U.S. Copyright Office commenced a far-reaching policy study concerning copyright and related issues raised by the widespread availability and use of artificial intelligence (AI). This week, the Office released...more
The breach of contract trial against a woman claiming to be Jerry Jones’ daughter is scheduled to start next Monday, and the Cowboys owner is expected to testify on the witness stand....more
In a recent judgment, France’s Court of Cassation approved the dismissal of a senior executive who had maintained a hidden romantic relationship for more than four years with another employee....more
Real World Impact: Based on a recent amendment to the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act (the Act) sent to Governor JB Pritzker for signature on June 20, 2024, it would appear that the answer to this question...more
Have you ever snapped a picture at a store opening or a friend's event, only to find yourself unexpectedly captured in someone else's social media post? You might wonder if that's okay, especially if the person who posted...more
About two years ago, McDonald’s advertised a sale on family-sized containers of ice cream called “Blast Ice Cream” in Israel. The advertisement’s headline was “Maayan will be happy to hear… Blast Party: Blast Ice Cream in a...more
In the era of Tiktok influencers and Instagram models, almost everyone has an online side hustle, and that highly qualified referral you just interviewed or bright new hire you just made might just be one of them! The same...more
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted in favor of a legislative proposal that would require web browsers to include a feature that allows web users the ability to exercise their privacy rights under...more
Marsy’s Law was approved by Florida voters in the 2018 general election and amended Article I, Section 16 of the Florida Constitution to provide substantive rights to crime victims. The Amendment provides crime victims the...more
Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more
In the Bouchard case rendered in July 2023, many years after the Supreme Court of Canada rendered the Jarvis decision, the Court of Québec concluded that the fundamental rights of medical specialists (i) against...more
For many years, the question of whether medical records could be used in an Arizona divorce case was settled – so long as the issues of parenting time and legal decision-making were in dispute, all medical records relevant to...more
On June 8, a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general issued a letter, supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to close a “loophole” that currently allows lead generators to collect and sell...more
A federal court in Missouri granted class certification in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) action that could cost the defendant almost $4 million for allegedly sending unsolicited faxes....more
The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice ruled to invalidate the last paragraph of Article 17-F of the Mexican Federal Tax Code, which allowed requests be made to the Mexican Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración...more
On May 25, 2023, Governor McMaster signed Senate Bill 474, effectuating the General Assembly’s second attempt at the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (the “Act”), which generally prohibits abortion at any...more
The Southern District of New York has held, in Ratermann v. Pierre Fabre USA, Inc., that the Communications Decency Act’s (CDA) exception for intellectual property claims does not apply to claims asserted under New York Civil...more
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of South Carolina offered its response to the decision last June by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. Until last June, this would have been a relatively insignificant...more
Today, the cell phone has become ubiquitous. It likely goes where you go — to the office, to the grocery store, to the gym. Your favorite restaurant. Your doctor’s appointment. Your house of worship. While it’s almost always...more
This is the conclusion of the blog, The Right to Privacy in Modern Discovery: a review of another great law review article. See here for Part 1 and Part 2. This blog series considers the interplay between privacy and civil...more
In just the past few weeks, multiple class actions have been filed in California against a variety of companies, including Tiffany & Co., Dollar Shave Club, Goodyear Tires, M.A.C. Cosmetics and Michael Kors USA, making the...more