THE RAMPING UP OF BELOW-THRESHOLD ENFORCEMENT IN FRANCE WHEN IS A TRANSACTION AT RISK? Asset swaps, purchasing consortia to divide assets and joint ventures are particularly likely to […]
Reopening Considerations: DOL’s Request for Reopening Insights from Public and EPA and CDC’s Joint Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Worksites
As states ease or lift their stay-at-home orders and employers consider returning to in-person operations, two recent federal actions may be of interest. First, the U.S. Department of […]
Judge Says Tory Lanez Paid Blogger
A judge has ruled that gossip blogger Milagro Gramz is not entitled to special defamation protections reserved for journalists because Tory Lanez paid her to post negative content […]
New USPTO Guidance on Section 101 Declarations: Building a Section 101 Record in AI and Software Patents That Holds Up in Prosecution and in Court | Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Executive Summary On April 30, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires issued updated guidance (superseding the December 4, 2025 Director’s “Best Practices” Memo) directing patent applicants and practitioners […]
New York Governor Cuomo Suggests Business Reopening Could Occur As Early As May 15, 2020
On May 4, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo provided additional detail on previously issued guidelines for the phased, regional reopening of New York businesses. Gov. Cuomo indicated that […]
Adjustment Ambiguity: What Employers Should Know About USCIS’s New Policy Direction
By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Leon Rodriguez, and Mia Batista This significant development may have wide-ranging impacts, as Adjustment of Status is a pathway available to […]
Will Live Nation & Ticketmaster Get Broken Up After Monopoly Verdict?
Back in May 2024, when then-Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the U.S. Department of Justice had filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, he didn’t exactly […]
Employee Who Settled Qui Tam Action Receives Interest On Attorneys’ Fees From Time Of Entry Of Order | Proskauer – California Employment Law
Thrower v. Academy Mortg. Corp., 172 F.4th 703 (9th Cir. 2026) Gwen Thrower was awarded attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs in her False Claims Act action against Academy Mortgage, her […]
EEOC Delays Collection of Demographic Data in Light of Covid-19
On May 8, 2020, the EEOC announced, in a notice that can be found here, that in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, it is delaying its […]
Game Changing! The CRD Steps Up Fair Chance Act Scrutiny
Seyfarth Synopsis: For California employers, compliance with the Fair Chance Act (FCA) is not a game. In recent years, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has stepped up […]