Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 8, 2025, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 642, which amends California’s equal pay requirements, including revising the “pay scale” definition, extending the statute […]
Bad Bunny Faces Lawsuit Over ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ & ‘X 100pre’ Songs
Bad Bunny has been sued by a woman who claims her voice is sampled on two hit songs from the Puerto Rican megastar without permission. The lawsuit, filed […]
FTC Moves to Dismiss Its Appeal of Non-Compete Rule, but Makes Clear Its Intent to Address Illegal Non-Competes in Enforcement Actions
On Friday, September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) moved to dismiss its appeal of a Texas federal court decision holding that the FTC’s 2024 final rule […]
Ensuring Occupational Safety and Preventing Active Shooters: State Firearms Compliance Post-Bruen
Seyfarth Synopsis: States continue to strike down restrictions and expand gun access, requiring employer vigilance to comply with the law and protect employees from workplace violence hazards. Employers […]
DHS Ends Automatic EAD Extensions: What Employers Need to Know Now
By: Dawn Lurie and Selene Malench* In a significant policy shift, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register on […]
California 2025 Bill Signing Wrap Up: New Employment Laws
By: Kristina M. Launey and Catherine Feldman Seyfarth Synopsis: With Governor Newsom’s October 13 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review California’s new employment laws. The most notable among […]
Adam Levine Settles Lawsuit Over Hurricane Relief Instagram Post
Adam Levine has reached a settlement over supposedly unlicensed footage he posted to Instagram after Hurricane Dorian in 2019. A notice filed in federal court on Wednesday (Jan. […]
Employer’s Failure to Require Confidentiality Agreements Leads to Dismissal of Trade Secret Claims
On September 12, 2025, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed an employer’s trade secret and fraud claims, finding that the employer […]
Minimizing OSHA Liabilities Through Psychological Safety
Employers with sophisticated safety programs implement overarching Safety and Health Management Systems (“SHMS”, also called Injury and Illness Prevention Plans and Accident Prevention Plans) to ensure that they […]
EEOC and DOJ Intensify Focus on Ensuring Non Discrimination Against Americans Based on their National Origin
By: Camille A. Olson, Andrew L. Scroggins, and Dawn M. Lurie This alert was first published as an update on November 24. Employers that include foreign talent as […]