Whistleblower retaliation claims brought under California Labor Code section 1102.5 should be evaluated using the evidentiary standard set forth in Labor Code section 1102.6, rather than the more […]
Tory Lanez Sues California Prison System Over Stabbing by Inmate
Tory Lanez has sued the California prison system, saying he never should have been housed with a fellow inmate who stabbed him 16 times last year. Lanez, 33, […]
Social Engineering Schemes Target C-Suite Executives | Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
March was a busy month for former Black Basta affiliates who are using old social engineering techniques to target executives in the manufacturing, professional, scientific, and technical services […]
California Reenacts COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill No. 84, which provides COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to certain employees. California previously enacted COVID-19 supplemental paid […]
Taylor Swift in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Trial: Will She Factor in?
For as long as It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been battling in court, Taylor Swift’s name has been linked to the case. […]
Private Clubs Must Manage Member Harassment Risks: 5 Tips for Protecting Your Workforce in a Member-First Culture | Fisher Phillips
Private clubs expect their front-line staff to keep members happy – but when does that expectation cross the line and create workplace liability risks for your organization? Over […]
New York Expands Whistleblower Protections
February 14, 2022 Update. The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued the form Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations required under the amendment to Section […]
Prosecutors Appeal to Reinstate Conviction
Prosecutors argue in a new appeal that a judge was wrong to overturn the conviction of the man who allegedly shot and killed Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay in […]
US Government Equity and Equity-Linked Investments in Critical Minerals | Mayer Brown
Federal equity and equity-linked instruments have become embedded in the sector’s financing architecture, with direct consequences for M&A structuring, capital formation, liability management, governance and exit planning. The […]
Supreme Court Holds that Emotional Distress Damages Are Unavailable Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Affordable Care Act
On April 28, 2022, in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 596 U.S. __(2022), the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that emotional distress damages are not […]