On August 16, 2022, US Congress enacted Reese’s Law, which aims to protect children from ingestion hazards associated with certain lithium batteries found in consumer electronics. The law stems from the death of 18-month-old...more
3/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
CLRA ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Greenwashing ,
Hidden Fees ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Labeling ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Machine Learning ,
Made in the USA ,
Marketing ,
Misleading Statements ,
PFAS ,
Proposition 65 ,
Recycling ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Self-Certification ,
Subscription Services ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wiretapping
In addition, on a point with broader implications, the Supreme Court held that wage statements must include all wages earned, and not just wages paid, with any wages earned but unpaid possibly triggering penalties for an...more
5/25/2022
/ California ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Premium Pay ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements
Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, 2021 WL 2965438 (July 15, 2021) -
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision, Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, regarding the rate at which premium...more
9/23/2021
/ Appeals ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Code ,
Meal Penalties ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Sua Sponte ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
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
1/7/2021
/ Appeals ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Logistics ,
Misclassification ,
New Jersey ,
Political Campaigns ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Thole v U.S. Bank ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
In this issue of the Arent Fox Class Action Quarterly Update, we will be focusing on one recent California Supreme Court decision and two court of appeal decisions impacting the fashion and retail industries.
Key Retail...more
1/7/2021
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Fashion Industry ,
Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) ,
Labor Code ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Retailers ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sports Apparel ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
On April 16, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-51-20 to provide California food sector workers, including agricultural workers, grocery workers, and food delivery workers, among others, supplemental...more