This memorandum highlights what we believe were the most significant legal developments and trends affecting employers and the employment relationship during the period since our last year-in-review memorandum. […]
Jack White’s Wife Olivia Jean Files for Divorce 4 Years After Marriage
Jack White’s wife of four years, the singer Olivia Jean, has filed for divorce from the rock star. Jean, a fellow rocker under White’s label Third Man Records, […]
D.C. Circuit to Consider Once Again the NLRB’s Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard
There has been a new twist in the long-running legal battle over the NLRB’s joint employer standard. On April 6, the D.C. Circuit reinstated to its docket an appeal […]
Spotify Lawsuit Over Fake Drake Streams Dismissed by Judge
A federal judge has tossed out a class action lawsuit claiming Spotify turns a “blind eye” to bots and allows billions of fake streams of Drake and other […]
New York State Passes Significant Sexual Harassment Legislation
SUMMARY The 2018-2019 State Budget that was recently signed into law by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo contains several significant provisions addressing workplace sexual harassment. Those changes include: […]
Drake’s Company OVO Locked in Lawsuits With Investor Over $4M Loan
Drake’s apparel company, October’s Very Own (OVO), is locked in a legal feud with an investor who recalled a $4 million loan and now says the rapper’s business […]
Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis
SUMMARY In the consolidated cases of Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, Ernst & Young LLP v. Morris, and National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.,1 the […]
SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Rules
On June 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the rules that the Commission adopted in 2011 establishing its whistleblower program. According to the Commission, these […]
CFTC Announces Two Significant Whistleblower Awards Under Revamped Program
The CFTC, under its revamped whistleblower program, announced this month its largest award to date and its first award to a foreign resident. Both whistleblowers were insiders of […]
Major Labels Ask Supreme Court To Overturn Music Copyright Ruling
The major music companies filed a hotly-anticipated case at the U.S. Supreme Court aimed at reversing a first-ever ruling on copyright termination, calling it a “profoundly wrong” decision […]