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06.17.22

EEOC, DOJ Release AI Guidance

To avoid running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released guidance to help employers using artificial intelligence for employment-related decisions.


06.17.22

Mild, Temporary COVID Symptoms Not a FEHA Disability

A California federal court determined that mild, temporary symptoms of COVID-19 do not qualify as a disability under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, granting summary judgment in favor of an employer.


06.17.22

State Law Trend: Paid Family Leave

Coming soon to a state near you: paid family leave, with Delaware and Maryland joining the growing number of jurisdictions to enact new laws.


06.15.22

Supreme Court Delivers a PAGA Win to Employers

Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, Case No. 20-1573, regarding California’s ban on Private Attorney General Act representative waivers in employment arbitration agreements.


05.26.22

What You Need to Know About Washington’s and Oklahoma’s New Mini-TCPA Laws

Washington state passed a new mini-TCPA law which will go into effect June 9, 2022, as well as Oklahoma which will go into effect November 1, 2022.


05.26.22

Lack of Patient-Provider Relationship Dooms Health Care Exemption

Ruling on the health care exemption in the context of phone calls from an eye care provider, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois recently held that a plaintiff’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit survived a motion to dismiss due to a lack of an established ...


05.26.22

Single RVM Insufficient to Establish Standing for TCPA Suit

Does the receipt of a single ringless voicemail create federal Article III standing for a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit?  


05.26.22

Sweepstakes Entry Doesn’t Establish Business Relationship

A sweepstakes entry did not establish a business relationship for purposes of an exception to liability in a putative TCPA class action.


05.24.22

Inter Partes Review May Not Rely Solely on Admitted Prior Art

In Qualcomm Incorporated v. Apple Inc., the Federal Circuit held that applicant admitted prior art may not be the basis of an invalidity ground in an inter partes review, and therefore, an IPR petition cannot rely on AAPA without also relying on a prior art patent or printed publication.


05.19.22

Copyright Litigation and Recent Developments: Spring 2022

In our May 2022 copyright update, Manatt’s attorneys summarize recent decisions of interest from the U.S. courts and Copyright Office, and highlight other matters that we’re watching in the coming months.