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Military Service Members Settlement Agreements

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Class proposes $64M settlement to resolve SCRA, MLA suit

On August 2, a proposed class of former and current servicemembers filed a memorandum in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina proposing an unopposed settlement agreement between the class and the...more

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California Employment Legislative Update: Time for Governor Newsom to Get to Work

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has passed a series of employment-related bills for Governor Newsom to consider. He has until September 30 to approve or veto these bills, most of which relate to leaves of...more

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Changes to the Department of Defense’s SCRA Website Database Could Impact Servicers

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A&B ABstract: Servicers should be aware of changes being made to the Department of Defense’s (“DoD”) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”) website in response to a complaint that the DoD failed to protect the privacy of...more

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Sharp Curve Ahead! An Employer’s Roadmap to Recent Legislative Developments in Illinois

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The Illinois legislature has been quite active, leaving many employers wondering: “Is Illinois the new California?” Some measures, like Chicago’s Fair Workweek Ordinance, are new, while other laws amended existing statutes,...more

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In Case You Missed It…New Employment Laws in Effect for 2019 (Part 1)

The California Legislature is currently working on new laws that will go into effect next year.  Indeed, Governor Newsom has already begun to sign some legislation into law (see, for example, the CROWN Act)....more

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Justice Department Obtains Its Largest Ever Settlement Against A Property Management Company for Alleged Violations of the...

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The Justice Department announced in a March 15 press release that it has reached an agreement with property management company PRG Real Estate Management (PRG) and several related entities to settle claims that PRG violated...more

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Shouldn’t Protecting Our Soldiers Be an Absolute? 3M Apparently Thought Giving Second Rate Hearing Protection Was Enough — It...

Honor and Protect Our Soldiers - Tales of corporate wrongdoing have pervaded society for decades. Take the Takata airbag scandal, in which a Japanese manufacturer of the automobile-safety device churned out tens of...more

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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Announces Settlement with Credit Union Based on Alleged Violations of the SCRA

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On November 2, 2018, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced a settlement with a New York based credit union, resolving allegations that the credit union had illegally repossessed cars owned...more

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DOJ enters into settlement with credit union to resolve alleged SCRA violations in connection with vehicle repossessions

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The Department of Justice recently entered into a settlement with Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing vehicles owned by...more

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DOJ Settles $2 Million SCRA Action with Auto Lender

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On February 22, 2018, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a settlement with an auto financial services company for alleged violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”), 50 U.S.C....more

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DOJ announces settlement of SCRA claims for auctioning of towed vehicles without court orders

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The Department of Justice recently announced it had entered into an agreement with the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu) and its general contractor for towing services to settle a lawsuit filed by the DOJ...more

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Justice Department Settles with Michigan Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it reached an agreement with Michigan-based COPOCO Community Credit Union to settle a lawsuit alleging that the credit union violated the Servicemembers Civil...more

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