08.19.21
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to implement the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, providing guidance on how “private entities” can report robocall violations.
Contractual consent provisions are revocable, a Pennsylvania federal district court recently held in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit, although it sent the issue of whether the plaintiff effectively revoked his consent to a jury.
08.17.21
In Raytheon Technologies Corporation v. General Electric Company, the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board incorrectly invalidated a Raytheon turbine engine patent as obvious based on a three-decade-old paper that attempted to prophetically describe an earlier ...
08.03.21
The Patent Office has amended the rules regarding representation under 37 CFR part 11, effective June 25, 2021.
07.26.21
President Joseph Biden has signed an Executive Order aimed at promoting competition in the U.S. economy that could have serious ramifications for employers.
California employers must include nondiscretionary payments made to employees when making premium payments for missing meal or rest periods, the state’s highest court has ruled in a decision with retroactive application.
A Texas federal court dismissed a lawsuit brought by hospital employees who challenged their employer’s requirement that they receive the COVID-19 vaccine or be terminated, rejecting the argument that the requirement set the employees up for wrongful discharge.
In recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the anniversary of the Bostock v. Clayton County ruling, the EEOC released a new technical assistance document addressing issues including workplace attire; pronouns and names; and the use of bathrooms, locker rooms and showers.
07.20.21
In Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, the Federal Circuit held that the use of broad functional claim language raises the bar for enablement.
This month, Colorado became the third U.S. state to enact a comprehensive cross-industry privacy law.
