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Massachusetts District Court Temporarily Blocks NIH Research Funding Cut

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A Massachusetts federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the implementation and enforcement of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) research funding cut (NOT-OD-25-086) (the Rate Change Notice)....more

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Take Two: Rhode Island District Court Again Directs Trump Administration to Unfreeze Federal Funds

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Despite two Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) issued by federal courts in Rhode Island and Washington, DC, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island found that the Trump Administration’s funding freeze...more

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AB 51: Preliminary Injunction GRANTED

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Among other things, AB 51 makes it unlawful for employers to impose arbitration agreements on employees as a condition of employment, even if employees are permitted to opt out. AB 51 was quickly challenged...more

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California Court Concludes that Anti-Arbitration Law is Likely Preempted

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On February 7, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an order supporting its injunction of Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), an expansive anti-arbitration law enacted in October, which was...more

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AB 51 Challenge: Preliminary Injunction Issued

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After granting a temporary restraining order days before AB 51 was to go into effect, the Eastern District of California granted a motion for a preliminary injunction on January 31, 2020. An order detailing...more

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Federal Court Halts Enforcement of California Arbitration Law

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A California federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Assembly Bill 51, an expansive anti-arbitration law enacted in October and set to take effect on January 1, 2020....more

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

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

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State Enforcement of AB 5 Against Motor Carriers Preliminarily Enjoined

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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

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Federal Court Extends TRO to Enjoin Enforcement of New California Arbitration Statute

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As we recently wrote here, on December 29, 2019, just days before California’s new arbitration statute known as AB 51 was to go into effect, a federal judge in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of...more

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TRO Halts New Arbitration Law AB51

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On December 30, 2019, a federal District Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the State of California temporarily enjoining the State from enforcing Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) —the new California law...more

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AB 51 Challenge: TRO Granted

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Set to take effect on January 1, 2020, AB 51 would make it unlawful for employers to impose arbitration agreements on employees as a condition of employment, even if employees are permitted to opt out. As...more

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A (Temporary) Reprieve for Mandatory Workplace Arbitration

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On December 30, 2019, a federal judge in the Eastern District of California entered an order temporarily halting the enforcement of AB 51, California’s new anti-mandatory arbitration law. AB 51, which was set to go into...more

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Not So Fast – Federal Court Issues TRO to Enjoin Enforcement of New California Arbitration Statute

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We recently wrote about a new California law set to go into effect on January 1, 2020 that would outlaw mandatory arbitration agreements with employees....more

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Enforcement of California’s Anti-Arbitration Law Put on Hold

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A federal court in California has prevented, at least for now, an expansive anti-arbitration law from taking effect on January 1, 2020.  Under Assembly Bill (AB) 51, enacted on October 10, 2019, employers cannot require...more

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It’s a Sign of the Times: Challenges to Big Oil Transactions Will Likely Continue in California

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Valero Energy Corporation will likely face an uphill battle ahead in California over its plans to purchase storage terminals in Martinez and Richmond, California from Plains All American Pipeline. The California Attorney...more

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Employers Should Not Retreat on Compliance Planning Despite Two-Pronged Attack on OT Rule

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Two lawsuits related to the Department of Labor’s revisions to the white-collar exemptions have been filed in East Texas. The first lawsuit, citing (among other things) the severe impact the impending salary increase...more

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