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The FTC's Proposed "Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Negative Options": Improving Regulations or Interfering with...

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Payment service providers should take note of an expansive new rule proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) intended to protect consumer shoppers of goods and services sold on a subscription basis. For merchants...more

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Click to Cancel: FTC Proposes New Rule Regulating Subscription Services and Negative Option Programs with Broad Implications

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that its proposed rule replacing its Prenotification Negative Option Rule would result in new, expansive requirements for all forms of negative option offers, including...more

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Consultation open on Health Canada’s proposal on agile licensing for drugs and medical devices

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UPDATE: The consultation period has been extended until April 26, 2023. On December 17, 2022, the proposed amendments to both regulations were published for consultation: Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under...more

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Fintech Companies Might Need to Register with CFPB Under Proposed Rule

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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule to establish a public registry of terms and conditions in form contracts that purport to waive or limit consumer rights and protections. The rule...more

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The NLRB’s Proposed Joint Employer Rule – A Directly, Indirectly, Would’ve, Could’ve, Even-if-You-Don’t-Actually Kind of Test for...

Last Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published an anticipated Proposed Rule on joint employer status. The Proposed Rule, which is designed to apply for all purposes under the National Labor Relations Act...more

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New NLRB Proposed Rule Expands Joint Employer Definition

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On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a new rule to expand the definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). If the proposed rule is adopted, a party will be...more

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The Never-Ending Story? NLRB Proposes New Rule Shifting Back to Broad Definition of ‘Joint Employer’

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just proposed a controversial new rule that could soon make it easier for workers to be considered employees of more than one entity for labor relations purposes. The Biden...more

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Proposed amendments to Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations would modernize the regulatory system for...

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On July 31, 2021, the Minister of Health provided notice of proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations. The amendments are planned for spring 2022 and are intended to modernize...more

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Labor Department’s Proposed Four-Factor Rule Would Limit Joint Employment

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The U.S. Department of Labor just became the latest federal agency to propose a rule to limit the scope of joint employment liability, this time for wage and hour matters. If the rule released earlier yesterday is adopted in...more

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D.C. Circuit “Refines” the NLRB’s Joint Employer Test

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In a 2-1 decision issued December 28, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) determination that both an employer’s reserved authority...more

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NLRB Proposes Tougher Standards For Plaintiffs Claiming Joint Employer Liability

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The joint employer question has been a hot topic in franchise and employment litigation for the last few years. You may remember the Browning-Ferris decision of 2015, in which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, or...more

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Labor Board Moves to Clear the Confusion on Joint Employment

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On Friday, September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the latest attempt to address the “joint employer” standard under the National Labor Relations Act. The...more

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NLRB Attempts to Clarify Joint-Employer Relationships With Proposed New Rule

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On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding its standard for determining the existence of joint-employer relationships. The proposed rule has the potential...more

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NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Standard

In November 2017, the United States Senate confirmed Peter Robb as the new General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). On December 1, 2017, Mr. Robb issued Memorandum GC 18-02 (“Memorandum”) in which he...more

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NLRB Announces Proposed Rule Changing Joint-Employer Standard

The National Labor Relations Board announced that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today, September 14, regarding its joint-employer standard. The proposed rule will state that an employer may be considered...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: September 2018

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Labor and Employment - Jimmy John's Avoids Joint-Employer Finding in Worker Overtime Litigation - In In re: Jimmy John's Overtime Litigation, 2018 WL 3231273 (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2018), a federal district court ruled that...more

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NLRB Issues Proposed Rulemaking on the Joint Employer Standard

The National Labor Relations Board has made good on its recent promise to move forward with rulemaking to re-establish the decades-old joint employer standard in place prior to the Board’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris...more

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Labor Board Proposes Complete Overhaul To Joint Employment Rule

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In a move that has been anticipated for several months, the National Relations Labor Board today published a proposed rule that would fundamentally alter the definition of joint employment, making it more difficult for...more

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FCC Issues Tariff Investigation Order and NPRM Which Proposes to Substantially Revise and Expand the Regulation of Business Data...

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In May 2016, the FCC moved forward with its decade-overdue reform of the $45 Billion per year dedicated business data services (“BDS”) market. BDS providers, including major incumbent telecommunications companies and now even...more

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FCC Adopts On-Line Contest Rules

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The FCC has updated its contest rules to enable broadcasters to post material terms on-line rather than requiring disclosure through over-the-air announcements. Licensees still retain the option to disclose material...more

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