09.30.21
Commercials, news articles and targeted social media advertisements abound offering virtual mental health services from providers like Talkspace and Calm.
09.29.21
Our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance.
09.27.21
Sending a strong message of enforcement and the potential consequences for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a pair of memos to its Regions encouraging the use of “every possible tool” in seeking remedies.
In a victory for an employer, a California appellate panel affirmed an order to compel arbitration of a wage claim in a dispute against a mortgage company.
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, rejected “paramour preference” claims under Title VII, affirming summary judgment in favor of an employer and following the other federal appellate courts.
The long-running battle over the classification of workers as independent contractors or employees in California continues, with a trial court judge striking down Proposition 22 and an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to consider Assembly Bill 5.
09.23.21
The first lawsuits have already been filed pursuant to Florida’s recently amended telemarketing laws, which were updated as of July 1 to provide for expanded liability.
Bringing the law into the 21st century, the New York legislature has updated the state’s telemarketing statute to add text messaging.
09.22.21
Gun violence has been on the rise in every state in the country, disproportionately plaguing communities of color.