Welcome to 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program. Over this 31-day series in January 2026, Tom Fox will post a key component of a best-practice compliance […]
Kellogg’s Settles Unpaid Overtime Class Action for $16.8M
Washington, DC: A $16.8 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Kellogg’s Co. If the preliminary settlement receives final approval it […]
America First Legal Requests Federal Investigations Into DEI Practices
On February 14, 2025, America First Legal sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) requesting that […]
Employee Exposure Records and Medical Records: Avoiding OSHA Citations and Defending Against Future Workers’ Compensation, Tort, and ADA Claims
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers often fail to appreciate the ramifications of industrial hygiene data and medical records. Even non-detect records must be maintained for 30+ years and provided to employees […]
Lawsuit Seeks $3B for Pirated Songs
Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed another sweeping copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, this time potentially seeking more than $3 billion in damages by focusing on […]
California Pay Data Reporting (RY 2025): CRD Releases Official Files — What Practitioners Should Read First | Jackson Lewis P.C.
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has released its Reporting Year (RY) 2025 Pay Data Reporting FAQ and Handbook. The statute remains familiar, but the filing mechanics this […]
Defective Products – Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$25,910,000
Case Name: Salliotte v. Ford Motor Co. and the First Baptist Church Case Number: 2014-CA-001436 Verdict Date: 2018-03-15 Outcome Type: Jury Verdict Court: 6th Judicial Circuit, Pasco County, […]
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Lower Bar for “Reverse Discrimination” Claims
June 6, 2025 Update. As expected, on June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a plaintiff in a Title VII discrimination case “who is a member […]
Marijuana Rescheduling: Should Employers Update Their Drug Testing Policies and Practices?
By: Adam R. Young, Jennifer L. Mora, and Frederick T. Smith Seyfarth Synopsis: President Trump’s December 2025 Executive Order signals a possible shift in federal marijuana policy, but […]
Pharrell Williams Sued by Neptunes’ Chad Hugo in Lawsuit Over Split
Pharrell Williams is facing a lawsuit from his former Neptunes partner Chad Hugo, who claims his longtime friend has cut him out of their company and owes him […]