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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2024 Q4 – We Give You the Benefit of the Bargain

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2024. In this edition, an overdue audiobook suit is shelved, an old case gets new reps and new...more

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New York AG James Reaches $16.75M Settlement With DoorDash for Allegedly Misleading Tip Practices

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The New York Attorney General’s (AG) Office announced a $16.75 million settlement with DoorDash, the prominent delivery platform. The settlement relates to claims that DoorDash misled both consumers and delivery workers...more

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FTC Launches First Ever “Joint Labor Task Force” Prioritizing Deceptive, Unfair, and Anticompetitive Labor Market Practices

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On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the launch of a Joint Labor Task Force (“Task Force”) aimed at “rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive labor-market practices...more

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FTC on the Job: Chairman Ferguson Announces Labor Task Force

Since at least the October 2016 publication of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) joint Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, federal antitrust enforcers have...more

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DoorDash Settles Illinois’ Investigation Into Misleading Tip Policy

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On November 8, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul and DoorDash, Inc. (DoorDash) reached a settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing DoorDash of violating Illinois consumer protection law related to alleged...more

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FTC Targets Employers Utilizing Worker Surveillance Technologies

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When used appropriately, worker surveillance technologies like time and attendance software, video surveillance systems, GPS tracking software, and biometric technology can benefit employers in a variety of ways, including by...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State AG Updates: Data Privacy & Security; Consumer Protection; Wage & Employment; Unfair & Deceptive Practices; Health Care Fraud...

At a Glance - In this final edition for 2023, the number and breadth of data privacy and security enforcement actions demonstrate that state AGs are flexing their muscles and playing a significant regulatory role in this...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State Attorneys General Updates From Colorado, California, Minnesota, New York and Arkansas

In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: • The Colorado AG’s issuance of pre-rulemaking considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 46

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: 51 Attorneys General Urge FCC to Implement...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: July 2021

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"The overwhelming majority of courts have concluded that neither COVID-19 nor the governmental orders associated with it cause or constitute property loss or damage for purposes of insurance coverage." So concluded the...more

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This Week at the Ninth: Old Debts and Flight Attendants

This week, we take a look at two cases requiring the Ninth Circuit to navigate interlocking provisions of state and federal law.  In the first case, the Court addressed how the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act applies to a...more

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It's a Jersey Thing: Earned Wage Access Bill Gets Amended

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California, New York and New Jersey all have earned wage access (EWA) legislation pending, although nothing much has happened with these bills for months. Last week, however, a New Jersey Assembly committee amended one of...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: February 2020

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Individual Examination into Effect of Alleged False "No Artificial Flavors" Label Necessary - In Marotto v. Kellogg Co., No. 18 Civ 3545, 2019 WL 6798290 (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 5, 2019), the court declined to certify a putative...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Federal Agency Actions (Could) Lead to Big Changes

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Two federal agencies dealing with employment issues, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Labor (DOL), are considering or have already implemented new rules that will affect employers. The issues relate to...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: February 2019

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This month’s key California employment law cases involve reporting time pay and potential liability of payroll companies for wage and hour violations. ...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report Weekly Update April 2019 #4

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau- CFPB Changes Policies Regarding Civil Investigative Demands- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced changes to its policies regarding civil investigative demands...more

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Employer Wins A Round In Wage Case

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC, a class action alleging unpaid wages, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a summary judgment for the employer, upholding a rounding policy that was neutral on its face...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: February 2018

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Deceptive Trade Practices - Meat Exporter Had No Duty Under FCA to Pay for Beef Inspection - In United States ex rel. Barrick v. Parker-Migliorini Int'l, LLC, 878 F. 3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2017), the court affirmed...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: August 2017

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Wage and Hour - Tenth Circuit Aligns with Cumbie on Tip Credits - In Marlow v. New Food Guy, Inc., No. 16-1134, 861 F. 3d 1157 (10th Cir. June 30, 2017), the court affirmed the district court's ruling, consistent with...more

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Employees Paid on a Commission Basis Must Be Paid a Separate Minimum Wage for Rest Periods

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Employers who pay employees commissions should evaluate their compensation schemes to ensure compliance with California law in light of the California Court of Appeals’ recent ruling in Vaquero, et al. v. Stoneledge...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2015

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Labor and Employment - Plaintiff Wage and Hour Lawsuits Continue to Climb - Wage and hour litigation has become what some call the new "workplace revolution." Data from the Federal Judicial Center indicates that...more

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