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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Ouch! Four tips on email mishaps in the workplace

This lawsuit seems destined to lose. Even in California. Have I said “You can’t make this stuff up” in the last six weeks or so? No? Cool. You can’t make this stuff up. In case you needed a cautionary tale about workplace...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Whose text is it, anyway? Maybe yours!

Must an employer preserve business-related text messages between employees using their personal cell phones? Can a judge punish an employer for failing to do so? According to a federal judge in Texas, the answer to the first...more

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One Year Later: How the Evolving Work-from-Home Climate Prompts Reminders for Technology Best Practices

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Perhaps no COVID-19 phenomenon will have a more lasting impact than the virtual office. Many employers recently marked the first anniversary of the decision to ask their employees to work from home in an effort to combat the...more

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Class Action Quarterly Update

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Class Actions Quarterly Update: Employee Misclassification in the Logistics Industry - The vast majority of class action litigation in the logistics industry over the past quarter, and indeed the last few years, has been...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: February 2020

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Individual Examination into Effect of Alleged False "No Artificial Flavors" Label Necessary - In Marotto v. Kellogg Co., No. 18 Civ 3545, 2019 WL 6798290 (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 5, 2019), the court declined to certify a putative...more

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9 FAQs About De Minimis Doctrine After Troester v. Starbucks

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In Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, the California Supreme Court recently held that the federal de minimis doctrine does not apply to claims for unpaid wages under the California Labor Code. As a follow-up to our recent...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Workplace Communications Policy Can Limit Later Discovery Burdens

Any employer that has been the subject of e-discovery requests can attest to the difficulty and expense encountered when compiling and producing company electronic communications. These burdens have been further exacerbated...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup - February 2017

Ninth Circuit Tackles Several TCPA Issues in Gym Texting Case - Why it matters: Retailers communicate with their customers frequently as an essential part of their business. While these communications are typically...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - November 2016 #4

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Editor's Note - Potential CFPB Reform in the Wake of the Election. The November 16 edition of the Roundup indicated that the Financial CHOICE Act (Act) may be a blueprint for legal changes affecting the financial...more

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What Should Employers Expect During The New Supreme Court Term?

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The first Monday in October is the traditional first day of a new U.S. Supreme Court term.  As always, the 2015-16 term will have several cases that are of particular interest to the nation’s employers.  Here is a review of...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Class Action Issues Involving Settlement Offers to Named Plaintiffs, Statistical Sampling and Class Member...

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I’ve been delayed a bit in reporting on this, but the October 2015 term of the U.S. Supreme Court is shaping up to be a blockbuster one for class action law. Perhaps even bigger than the October 2010 term, which brought us...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - June 2015

Actual Knowledge by Employer Not Necessary for Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim, U.S. Supreme Court Rules - Why it matters: In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a teenage applicant to...more

Cozen O'Connor

Poetic Justice – 2014 Wrap Up (Part 1 of 2)

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This is the time of year to anxiously look forward to all that is anticipated to come in 2015. But it is also the time to look back at all that has happened in 2014. Rather than simply give you links to all of my stimulating...more

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