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 […]
U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division April 3, 2020 Guidance on Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
September 17, 2020 Update. On September 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published revisions and clarifications to its Temporary Rule (“Rule”) implementing the provisions of the […]
U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hours Division Issues Initial Guidance and Model Employee Notice Regarding the Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
September 17, 2020 Update. On September 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published revisions and clarifications to its Temporary Rule (“Rule”) implementing the provisions of the […]
New York HERO Act Requires Employers to Implement New Infectious Disease Plan
Updated October 5, 2021. The Commissioner of Health issued a revised designation that extends the designation of COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious […]
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 […]
NLRB Modifies Standard For Evaluating Independent Contractor Classification Under the National Labor Relations Act
On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced its highly anticipated decision in The Atlanta Opera, Inc., which addresses the classification of workers as employees […]
CFPB Issues Guidance on Whistleblower Rights Under the Consumer Financial Protection Act
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released guidance warning that overly broad confidentiality agreements with employees may violate Section 1057 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, because the use […]
CEQA YEAR IN REVIEW 2025 A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions involving the California Environmental Quality Act | Perkins Coie
In a striking departure from recent years, the courts of appeal published only eight CEQA opinions in 2025. Of these decisions, four found prejudicial CEQA violations in negative […]
DOJ Announces Establishment of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative That Will Aggressively Use the False Claims Act to Address Anti-Semitism and “Divisive” DEI Policies
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a memorandum announcing the establishment of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will “vigorous[ly]” enforce the False […]
The Balancing Act: Tracking Technology Trends and Risk Mitigation Techniques
U.S. companies face a massive wave of wiretapping law class action lawsuits and regulatory enforcement actions over online “tracking technologies.” Nearly every company with a website or app […]