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CFPB Preliminary Injunction on Pause: D.C. Circuit Weighs In

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/7/2025

As previously reported by Holland & Knight, Judge Amy Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on March 28, 2025, issued a preliminary injunction and ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

Labor & employment in Week 4 of Trump 2: No love lost.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/14/2025

Everything's enjoined! Almost. It's been a tough week for President Trump, but he doesn't seem to be letting the bad news get him down. To avoid ruining the Valentine's Day mood, I'll keep this week's update short. ...more

Increased Scrutiny Surrounding Noncompete Agreements During the Pandemic

Gray Reed on 9/14/2021

Since the current economic downturn began in February 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, noncompete agreements have become increasingly scrutinized nationwide, and courts have become more reluctant to enforce them. ...more

Emergency Stay of TRO Against Ride Share Companies Means Californians Won’t Have to Live Without Services

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/21/2020

As we wrote here just several days ago, Californians were facing the seemingly unimaginable this week– the possibility of living without ride share services for the foreseeable future....more

Do Lawsuits in California and Massachusetts Threaten the Gig Economy as We Know It?

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/12/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the important role that gig workers play in our economy. At the same time, it also has highlighted the working conditions of gig workers, spurring several states to take action on their...more

Ride Share Companies Likely to Appeal California TRO Requiring Them to Treat Drivers as Employees

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/12/2020

We have written here frequently about California’s controversial AB 5 law, which permits companies to treat workers as independent contractors only if they satisfy a stringent “ABC” test....more

Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Enforcement of California’s Controversial New Independent Contractor...

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/3/2020

As we have written here, the day before California’s controversial AB 5 was set to go into effect, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez issued a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of the law as to...more

State Enforcement of AB 5 Against Motor Carriers Preliminarily Enjoined

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/20/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State of California from enforcing AB 5 against motor carriers. The court provided a fulsome analysis demonstrating that the Federal...more

Federal Court Extends TRO to Enjoin Enforcement of California’s Controversial New Independent Contractor Law for 70,000...

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/16/2020

As we recently wrote here, just hours before California’s controversial AB 5 went into effect, a federal court in San Diego issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to enjoin enforcement of the independent contractor...more

California State Court Agrees With Motor Carriers’ Preemption Challenge To AB 5

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/13/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: On the heels of last week’s federal court order temporarily blocking enforcement of AB 5 by the State of California, a California state court in Los Angeles reached the same conclusion, finding the Federal...more

California State Court Judge Rules That Controversial New Independent Contractor Law Does Not Apply to Independent Truckers

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/13/2020

Following the challenges to AB 5, California’s controversial new independent contractor law, can be a difficult endeavor. Every day seems to bring a new development....more

Judge Denies TRO to Freelance Journalists and Photographers Seeking Relief From California’s Controversial Independent Contractor...

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/9/2020

As we wrote here recently, organizations representing freelance journalists and photographers filed suit seeking to enjoin enforcement of California’s controversial independent contractor statute, AB 5, as to them....more

Freelancers’ California Court Loss Doesn’t Bode Well For Gig Economy Businesses

Fisher Phillips on 1/8/2020

As readers of this blog know, three separate groups have filed lawsuits seeking to block or overturn California’s AB-5, the new law that raises the bar to make it very difficult for businesses to classify workers as...more

New Indiana Law Designed to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Creates New Exposure/Restrictions for Employers

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/27/2015

Effective July 1, 2015, a new Indiana law prohibits employers from discharging employees who have sought protective orders in connection with alleged domestic violence. More specifically, HEA 1159 makes it illegal to...more

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