Last night the Italian Government approved the law decree aimed at ensuring financial stability and market integrity in the event of hard Brexit (the "Decree")… more

USCIS has clarified the availability and implementation of premium processing for H-1B petitions filed under the FY2020 H-1B cap. For the H-1B FY2020 cap season, USCIS is offering a two-phased approach for premium processing… more

On March 20, 2019, the Supreme Court refused to address the adequacy of a $8.5 million Google privacy class action settlement and instead remanded to a lower court to determine whether the class action plaintiffs had standing to assert… more

With the possibility of the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019 (a "no deal" Brexit) still on the table, life sciences companies are continuing their "no deal" preparations… more

Effective July 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) requires employers to pay employees of different genders equal wages for comparable work unless the difference in pay is explained by the Act’s enumerated factors… more

On 14 March 2019, the Dutch data protection authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, DPA) announced (in Dutch) its fining structure for violations of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Dutch law implementing… more

Yesterday, in a case that was being watched closely for its potential ramifications for class settlements, the Supreme Court opted not to address the merits of the cy pres issues that were presented to it… more

In a dispute involving a complex, multilayered excess insurance policy, the Commercial Court of the Queen’s Bench Division enjoined Weyerhaeuser, a Washington company, from suing Catlin Syndicate Limited, a London-based insurer, in… more

As employers begin their annual EEO-1 reporting process for race, ethnicity, gender, and job category information, whether or not pay data will be part of that reporting remains up in the air… more

Following the Ministry of Economy and Finance press release of 24 January 2019, last night the Italian Government approved the law decree aimed at ensuring financial stability and market integrity in the event of hard Brexit (the… more

Seyfarth Synopsis: Domino’s Likely to File Petition for Certiorari from Ninth Circuit’s Ruling in Robles v. Domino’s… more

Skyrise Construction Group, LLC v. Annex Construction, LLC, 2019 BL 55071 (E.D. Wis. Feb. 20, 2019) - Subcontractor Skyrise Construction, Inc. (“Skyrise”) sued general contractor Annex Construction, Inc. (“Annex”) for breach of… more

A Hogan Lovells study comparing of regulatory requirements in the European Union, United States, and China shows the complexity and uncertainty of the regulatory framework relevant to Internet of Things (IoT) in Europe… more

Seyfarth Synopsis: In January, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira that the Federal Arbitration Act’s (“FAA” or the “Act”) exclusion for transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce applied not… more

A law firm hired to pursue a nonjudicial foreclosure under Colorado law was not a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus… more

Pending legislation introduced by San Francisco Supervisor Fewer would amend the City’s laws to give certain qualified non-profit organizations certified by the City (“Qualified Nonprofits”) the first right to purchase multi-family… more

The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee wrapped its March meetings yesterday with Chair Powell highlighting the central bank’s “fairly downbeat economic assessment” and the expectation that it will keep rates steady for the rest of… more

A recent opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has potentially expanded the reach of the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), with important implications for Maine companies. In Roy v. Correct Care Solutions et al...… more

On March 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion vacating the decision of the Ninth Circuit in Frank v. Gaos… more

Although the opening ceremony of the next Olympic Games in Tokyo is still more than a year away, recent decisions of the German courts are already preparing the stage for commercial and advertising activities evolving around them… more

Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 20, 2019, in Frank, et al. v. Gaos, No. 17-961, 2019 WL 1264582 (U.S. Mar. 20, 2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Article III standing preconditions to federal court litigation, as described in… more

The Texas federal district court hearing the lawsuit filed by two trade groups challenging the CFPB’s final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (Payday Rule)..… more

Recently, an employer came to the firm with a letter from the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The letter was unlike any other I had seen WHD send out during my career or since I retired. After checking, I learned it is a new… more

All eyes should be on a recently enacted provision of an old law that could result in cases filed by flocks of Cuban nationals trying to reclaim property seized during Fidel Castro’s takeover of the island. U.S. Secretary of State… more

On March 11, 2019, Brown University announced that the school had reached a $3.5 million class action settlement in an ERISA matter brought by participants in Brown’s 403(b) retirement plan over allegations related to the school’s… more