The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper, seeking feedback on proposed reforms to its class order relief and guidance for employee incentive schemes. An updated version of its Regulatory Guide on...
In a number of cases, the plaintiffs’ strategy in collective active litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act may fall into a familiar pattern: file the case, do minimal discovery, move for conditional certification under the first-tier lenient...
On October 31, 2013, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued Order No. 3330 to establish a Department-wide mitigation strategy that focuses on mitigation opportunities at the landscape level. Order No. 3330 is part of a larger effort required by...
As 2013 comes to an end, we are considering a number of issues that employers might be facing at the end of the year. Our year-end blog series will cover issues such as seasonal hiring, religious discrimination claims stemming from the holidays,...
As 2013 comes to an end, we are considering a number of issues that employers might be facing at the end of the year. Our year-end blog series will cover issues such as seasonal hiring, religious discrimination claims stemming from the holidays,...
In Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc., the Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision written by Justice Breyer, reversed the Eleventh Circuit's dismissal of an FTC complaint under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act[1] challenging a...
Disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein, who is serving a 50-year prison term for his role in a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, must testify as a defense witness at the January trial of one of the lawyers who formerly worked for his South Florida law firm, a federal judge has ruled.
North Carolina has earned its reputation as a state in which an individual’s right to bear arms is respected, with several recent bills testifying to the value many in the Tar Heel state place on gun ownership. Specifically, North Carolina recently...
Big changes could be coming to Georgia’s medical malpractice laws. The state legislature is currently considering the Patient Injury Act, which would require all claims to be decided by an administrative panel rather than a judge or jury....
Planning to propose to your significant other over the holidays? You're in good company: About one-third of all engagements happen between Thanksgiving and New Year's, as The Washington Post has reported.
