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05.11.23

California Supreme Court Hears Employment Case That May Limit Viking River SCOTUS Opinion

This week, California’s Supreme Court heard oral argument in Adolph v. Uber Technologies Inc., No. S274671, a case in which the Court is poised to decide whether it will, in effect, overrule part of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting workers’ rights under California’s ...


05.01.23

DNC Policy Trips Up TCPA Defendant

A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant’s do not call (DNC) policy was not enough to avoid potential TCPA liability, an Illinois federal court recently held.


05.01.23

Texts Seeking Real Estate Leads Don’t Constitute TCPA Solicitations

Text messages sent to generate real estate sales leads did not qualify as telephone solicitations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) regulations, according to a Texas federal court decision.


05.01.23

Eleventh Circuit Agrees to Rehear Notable Decision

The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to an en banc review of a notable decision issued last July with respect to Article III standing for purposes of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit.


05.01.23

Federal Agency Updates From NLRB, CFPB and FTC

Federal agencies have been busy with employment-related issues recently, with the National Labor Relations Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announcing an alliance to address employer surveillance, the Federal Trade Commission taking another action challenging an employer’s ...


05.01.23

New Federal Laws Protect Pregnant, Breastfeeding Workers

Pregnant and breastfeeding workers will soon have additional rights under two new federal laws, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act.


05.01.23

California Appellate Panel Keeps Prop 22 Alive

In the ongoing litigation over Proposition 22, California’s voter-approved ballot measure that exempted ride-sharing companies from Assembly Bill 5, a state appellate panel affirmed in part a ruling that the proposition is invalid but severed the offending provision to keep the law in effect.


05.01.23

DOL Weighs In on FMLA

In a recent bulletin, the Department of Labor provided an important reminder to employers that a remote worker may be eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, while also sharing an opinion letter considering whether an employee may use FMLA leave to limit their work schedule for ...


04.25.23

Useful Improvement to Computer Network Using Standard Equipment Held Patent Eligible

In Cooperative Entertainment, Inc. v. Kollective Technology, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that useful improvements to computer networks can be patent eligible even when standard computing equipment is used.


04.11.23

FCC Takes On Texts, Expands Consumer Protections

It has been busy at the FCC.