On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that, if implemented, would prevent employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers, […]
Divide Emerges Between Circuit Courts of Appeal Regarding the Standard for Issuing Notice to “Potential Plaintiffs” in FLSA Collective Actions
Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”) includes a collective-action mechanism that allows courts to direct that notice be sent to individuals who are “similarly situated” […]
DOJ and EEOC Ask Supreme Court to Clarify What Employment Actions Can Be the Basis for a Title VII Discrimination Suit
On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis on the limited question of if “Title VII prohibit[s] discrimination in transfer […]
SEC Brings Additional Enforcement Actions Based on Separation Agreements that Allegedly Violated the SEC’s Whistleblower Protection Rules
September 10, 2024 Update. The SEC continues to announce settlements of charges against companies that it alleges interfere with whistleblower rights under SEC Rule 21F-17(a). On September 9, 2024, […]
7th Circuit Changes Standard for Notice of Proposed Collective Actions
On August 5, 2025, in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co., No. 24-2574, 2025 WL 2218500 (7th Cir. Aug. 5, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for […]
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 […]
Arguing Class Actions: Manchurian Misdirection—False Fears About Chinese Money in Litigation Funding
Arguing Class Actions: Manchurian Misdirection—False Fears About Chinese Money in Litigation Funding -The most recent attacks on litigation funding (the benefits and detriments of which will be more […]
‘Epitome of Self-Dealing:’ Boies Schiller Brings RICO, Antitrust Class Actions Against Claims Administrators and Banks
Boies Schiller Flexner filed three class actions this week, alleging a “deceptive and anticompetitive scheme” in which the nation’s largest claims administrators received undisclosed kickbacks to deposit hundreds […]
Coinbase Sued in Nationwide Class Actions Over Data Breach
Coinbase was hit with nationwide class action lawsuits in California and New York federal courts on Thursday, the same day it earlier confirmed in a blog post that […]
Cash Advance Apps Slammed With Class Actions Alleging ‘Predatory’ Lending to Military Service Members
Who Got The Work Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior […]