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02.20.14

EEOC Stats on Enforcement and Litigation, Plus BOL Reports on Union Numbers

What was the most common type of discrimination charge filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in fiscal year 2013?


02.20.14

Special Edition-Manatt on Medicaid: Medicaid Premium Assistance for Employer-Sponsored Insurance

The Medicaid expansion under the ACA has triggered a renewed interest in the Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) program, a longstanding option for states to use premium assistance to subsidize employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) for Medicaid-eligible individuals and their families.


02.19.14

District Court Finds Consent a Valid Defense to TCPA Claims

The issue of prior consent, and when and if such consent was provided by a consumer before an autodialed call or text is placed, has been hotly contested in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) cases throughout the country.


02.14.14

For Community Banks, A Volcker Rule Recap

Financial institutions have been inundated with information since the release of the final Volcker Rule on December 10, 2013.


02.13.14

FTC Drives Car-Related False Ad Suit to Settlement

The Federal Trade Commission recently settled charges with Nissan North America and its advertising agency over deceptive advertising for the Nissan Frontier pickup truck.


02.10.14

Swipe Fee Settlement Yields More Litigation

Although the parties reached a $7.25 billion class action settlement of the antitrust suit brought by merchants against Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees, the case is far from over.


02.07.14

The More Things Change: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on “Changing Clothes”

In a unanimous decision—save for a single footnote—the U.S. Supreme Court held that the time spent donning and doffing protective gear, including items of clothing, was not compensable pursuant to a provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allowing parties to collectively ...


02.06.14

High-Profile Mistake Could Cost Data Brokers

Could a recent marketing error by OfficeMax impact the entire data-driven marketing industry?


01.30.14

Manatt on Medicaid: 10 Trends to Watch in 2014

Projected to cover a record 65 million Americans in 2014—and as many as 1 in 4 by 2020—Medicaid will play a significant role in shaping the strategies and plans of all healthcare stakeholders in the years ahead, from states to providers to payers to life sciences companies to, of ...


01.29.14

FTC, Apple Reach $32.5M Deal Over In-App Purchases

Reflecting the agency’s stated interest in the mobile ecosystem, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Apple will pay a minimum of $32.5 million to refund consumers for charges incurred in mobile apps by children making purchases without parental consent.