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The Legal Landscape of Independent Contractor Misclassification May Be About to Change: March 2025 IC Legal News Update

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The most significant development last month in the law of independent contractors was not one of the four cases we summarize below but rather a bill passed by the New York Senate. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Not Fooling Around: Critical New York State Legislative Updates for Employers as April Begins

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During the first quarter of 2025, the New York State legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul have been actively advancing several initiatives that – if passed and signed – will require New York employers to adapt their policies...more

Jones Day

Spain's Draft Law on Collective Actions to Transpose EU Directive 2020/1828

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Spain is moving forward with transposition of the EU Representative Actions Directive, aiming to unify rules and strengthen consumer protection....more

Shipkevich PLLC

New York Attorney General Advances New UDAP Legislation Paving the Way for Stronger State Consumer Protection in Wake of CFPB...

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On Thursday, March 13, 2025, New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) Letitia James advanced newly proposed legislation to better protect consumers and small businesses from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (“UDAP”). This...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs and Consumer Protection: What We Learned From … Michigan

What’s going on with Michigan’s consumer protection statute? How does the Michigan Attorney General’s Office operate? And what are its enforcement priorities?...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

State Attorneys General Continue to Collaborate on Bipartisan Issues

State Attorneys General (AGs) across the country continue their bipartisan collaboration on issues affecting citizens across state lines. State AGs have long worked in multi-state groups related to broad-based investigations...more

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Technology Transactions & Data Privacy - 2025 Report

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It is hard to believe that we are starting the 25th year of the 21st century. The rapid evolution that technology, privacy and data security have undergone these last 25 years is mindbending. Yet, as we enter 2025, it still...more

DLA Piper

Regulatory Challenges in Europe’s Gambling Markets: Insights from DLA Piper’s Event

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On 20 January 2025, DLA Piper hosted its annual event where leading lawyers from Europe’s key gambling markets addressed the pressing regulatory challenges and dynamic litigation landscape facing the industry today. The event...more

Venable LLP

2025 Preview: New Year Brings New Chairman at the FMC and Notable Developments for Shippers, OTIs, Carriers, and Others to Monitor

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This advisory alert is part of an ongoing series from Venable regarding noteworthy developments in trade laws expected in 2025....more

Perkins Coie

Q4 2024: Food and CPG Legal Trends

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We are pleased to share our Q4 Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In Q4 of...more

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California Claps Back on Insurer Use of AI to Deny Needed Medical Care Decisions

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California is leading the way in ensuring that determinations of medically necessary health care services are made by licensed physicians and not artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Will the CFPB’s proposed rule on contract terms and conditions affect arbitration clauses?

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Earlier this week, the CFPB issued a proposed rule. Among other things, the proposed rule would “forbid covered persons from including in their consumer contracts any terms or conditions that purport to waive substantive...more

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Kazakhstan Intensified Antimonopoly Regulation Efforts Throughout 2024

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The year 2024 marked a milestone in the activity of the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Agency or Antimonopoly Authority). As part of the implementation of the president's...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

What Employers Should Know About Tobacco Surcharge Litigation

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Tobacco surcharges have become the focus of class action litigation in recent months. Although corporate wellness programs are commonplace, employers that impose a tobacco surcharge (or other premium discount) in connection...more

Perkins Coie

Q3 2024 - Food and CPG Legal Trends

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Perkins Coie is pleased to publish its Q3 Food and CPG Legal Trends Report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends. In the third quarter of 2024, the Consumer...more

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Q3 2024: Food & CPG Legal Trends

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We are pleased to share our Q3 Food & Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In Q4 of...more

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Coming Soon: Judicial and Agency Interpretations of Washington's Pay Disclosure Law

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Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (EPOA) is a hot topic in Washington state, with well over 100 class-action lawsuits filed under the law in the past 18 months. In short, the EPOA requires employers to disclose...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - October 2024

The October Monthly Minute highlights two recent retirement plan cases, one in which the court sides with the plan and emphasizes plan administrative review over specific investment results and another where plaintiffs are...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Association Law 2022 – 2024

The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin - August 2024

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has introduced the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2024, which would require companies to provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with information such as product names,...more

Perkins Coie

Midyear 2024 - Food and CPG Legal Trends

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PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PUBLISH ITS MIDYEAR FOOD AND CPG LEGAL TRENDS REPORT. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends so far this year. In the first half of...more

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California Significantly Amends Private Attorneys’ General Act

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Over the years, California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) has provided a procedurally convenient means for employees to seek expansive penalties for employers’ alleged violations of California’s very technical...more

McDermott Will & Emery

California Legislature Reaches Compromise on PAGA

In a last-minute deal to avoid another controversial ballot initiative, the California legislature finalized and passed a compromise to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), encompassing the most significant...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Deal Reached on Proposed PAGA Amendments to Avert a November Vote on PAGA Repeal

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Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that labor and business groups concluded their ongoing negotiations and reached an agreement to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The agreement is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Does an Adaptable Privacy Program Look Like?

Privacy professionals know “adaptable” programs are important. But what does that really mean? What does it look like? And how do we create one? We know that with the never-ending list of new laws and modifications to...more

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