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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/3/2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

Direct Selling and Door-to-Door Sales Under Attack: May 2021 IC News Update

Locke Lord LLP on 6/11/2021

Direct sellers and door-to-door salespersons are frequently classified as independent contractors – and that classification is increasingly under attack, both by class action lawyers and the U.S. Department of Labor, as...more

COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 30, November 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/2/2020

In this 30th issue of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, we continue to see cases challenging shutdown orders and capacity limits from restaurant and other business owners, including a possible...more

COVID-19 and Unprecedented Litigation Insights, Issue 26, October 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/10/2020

This 26th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning to now-familiar topics involving liability protection for businesses, wrongful death lawsuits (particularly those...more

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 17, 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/30/2020

This 17th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, discusses everything from insurance coverage disputes to statewide shutdown orders. Despite an uphill climb towards liability, businesses...more

Financial Daily Dose 1.8.2020 | Top Story: Speaker Company Sonos Sues Google for Patent Infringement

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/8/2020

Home speaker maker Sonos has sued Google, accusing the company of “infringing on five of its patents, including technology that lets wireless speakers connect and synchronize with one another.” Sonos had originally partnered...more

August and September 2019 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Locke Lord LLP on 10/2/2019

There were several notable court and administrative cases over the past two months, but they were overshadowed by a legislative matter: the enactment of Assembly Bill 5 in California, which was the subject of our September...more

Biometric Privacy Class Actions By The Numbers: Analyzing Illinois’ Hottest Class Action Trend

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/2/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the last few years, Illinois companies have quickly become aware of the risks associated with the state’s unique biometric privacy law. Originally passed in 2008, the Illinois Biometric Information...more

A Tale of Two $100-Million Dollar Independent Contractor Misclassification Settlements

Locke Lord LLP on 3/13/2019

Yesterday, the first $100-million dollar settlement of an independent contractor misclassification case suddenly became a $20-million dollar deal, but on the same day a new nine-figure settlement took its place....more

February 2019 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Locke Lord LLP on 3/12/2019

One need only glance at the court cases we report on below to understand why some businesses choose to settle independent contractor misclassification cases. Three of these cases highlight the unpredictable approaches...more

Pennsylvania High Court’s Dittman Ruling Makes It Harder To Dismiss Data Breach Actions

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/20/2018

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that employers have “a legal duty to safeguard” the personal data of their employees which is stored on internet-accessible computer systems and that the economic loss doctrine...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Employers can be Held Liable for Failing to Secure Employee Data

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 11/29/2018

In a groundbreaking decision published on November 21, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held, for the first time, that employers must exercise reasonable care to safeguard employee personal information stored on an...more

#MeToo: Is Your Company Covered?

Troutman Pepper on 11/29/2018

A year ago, sexual assault allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein rocked the entertainment industry and quickly led to the rise of the #MeToo movement, sparking an upsurge of reports and claims of sexual harassment...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: August 2018

Payne & Fears on 10/19/2018

This month’s key employment law cases address pre-employment physicals, appeals from California Labor Commissioner awards, and background checks. EEOC v. BNSF Ry. Co., 902 F.3d 916 (9th Cir. 2018)...more

September 2018 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Locke Lord LLP on 10/11/2018

Independent contractor misclassification lawsuits swept across a swath of businesses last month, affecting companies in both the gig economy and traditional industries. Discussed below are class action and individual...more

Recent Decision Clarifies The Legal Framework For EEOC’s Pattern-Or-Practice Lawsuits Under Section 706

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/20/2018

In recent years, a body of law has developed surrounding pattern or practice lawsuits brought by the EEOC. This has helped to clarify, for example, when the 300-day filing cutoff applies, or whether the claimant is eligible...more

OnRisk: Biometric Insurance

K&L Gates LLP on 6/11/2018

Issues of digital privacy are multi-faceted and extend far beyond the now-routine data breaches that make headlines. The digital collection, use, and storage of biometric information (fingerprints, retinal or iris scans,...more

When a Disclosure Form Must “Stand Alone”: Recent Cases Hold Companies Liable for Including Too Much on FCRA Disclosures

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 4/26/2018

Let’s face it. The hiring process involves mounds of regulations, disclosures, authorizations, and then more disclosures. The last thing an employer – or applicant – wants to see is a higher stack of documents filled with...more

Are Franchisees Employees? California Court Says No

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 3/28/2018

In October 2017, four franchisees filed a federal complaint against the global convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, seeking to represent a purported class of over 1,000 similarly situated 7-Eleven franchisees in California. The...more

Chadbourne Litigation Settles, Leaving Unanswered Questions About Equal Pay Claims

Fisher Phillips on 3/15/2018

The parties to a high-profile Equal Pay Act lawsuit have reached a multi-million dollar settlement that will be sure to capture the attention of employers across the country. Former partners of the law firm Chadbourne & Parke...more

A First in the Second (Circuit): On Remand, District Court Breaks New Ground by Vacating Arbitrator’s Class Certification Award

K&L Gates LLP on 2/2/2018

In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind ruling, the District Court for the Southern District of New York recently concluded that a federal district court has the authority to vacate an arbitrator’s class certification award...more

Recent Illinois Appellate Court Ruling Could End The Recent Flood Of Class Action Lawsuits Against Employers Under Illinois'...

Littler on 1/10/2018

Since mid-September 2017, more than 50 employers that use “biometric timeclocks” in Illinois have been targeted with class action lawsuits alleging violations of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). A...more

Illinois’ BIPA statute – Finally Some Good News for Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/2/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: As the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has exploded in the last six months, defendants have been eagerly awaiting guidance...more

Illinois Appellate Court Turns The Tide In Favor Of Employers In Class Actions Brought Under The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/26/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: As the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has exploded in the last six months, defendants have been eagerly awaiting guidance...more

November 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Locke Lord LLP on 12/18/2017

This past month’s legal developments in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance was notable for some non-class action cases: one where two office workers in New York, who were found by a jury to...more

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