Corporate Archive » June, 2015

Corporate - June, 2015

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• Apple E-Books Court Sticks Landing With Tough Antitrust Test
• Final OT Rule May Go Beyond Salary Hike, Lawyers Say
• Citing Tibble, 11th Circ. Revives SunTrust ERISA Suit
• The Top In-House Hires Of June
• Naked Shorts Suit Gives High Court Chance To Curb States
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Amazon Says FTC's Discovery Bid Violates Privacy
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Chamber, AILA Say New H-2B Rule Harms Small Businesses
• Apple Conspired To Fix E-Book Prices, 2nd Circ. Rules
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Top 3 Cybersecurity Misconceptions
• High Court To Hear Merrill Lynch Naked Short Selling Suit
• Labor Department Unveils Massive Overtime Expansion Plan
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Small Biz Group Urges Repeal Of IRS Health Care Rule
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• 5th Circ. Nixes NLRB's En Banc Bid In Murphy Oil Case
• NJ Law Would Limit Employment Credit Checks
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• Chamber Backs Bass Pro In 5th Circ. EEOC Row
• PayPal Clarifies Robodialing Policies After Backlash
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• 'Stalker' CEO Hit With $18M Verdict For Attacks On Ex-Intern
• Historic Marriage Ruling Leaves Bias Issue For Another Day
• Gay Marriage Ruling To Boost LGBT Worker Protection Efforts
• Biz Group Exempt From Records Law, Texas Justices Say
• AutoZone Says EEOC Has No Proof Of Racial Segregation
• Womble Dodges EEOC's Cancer Survivor Appeal At 4th Circ.
• Judge Allows 1st-Ever Split In FCA Trial
• DOJ Sends Warning To Political Campaigns And Super PACs
• EEOC Trying To Duck Discovery In Race Bias Suit, BMW Says
• Proxy Access In 2015 And Beyond
• High Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage In Landmark Ruling
• SEC's White Says Some Proxy Battles Can Be Avoided
• Hershey Probing Sketchy Charges On Customers' Cards
• Home Depot Says Workers' Background-Check Suit Too Late
• Advocacy Group Touts EB-5's Role In Job Creation, Investment
• NLRB Clears Fresenius' Firing Of Vulgar Pro-Union Worker
• Texas Can Challenge EEOC Background Checks, 5th Circ. Told
• Del. Gov. Signs Controversial Fee-Shifting Ban Into Law
• Ex-Interns Urge Court To Approve $725K ICM Wage Settlement
• A Few Lessons From FCPA Trial Of Ex-PetroTiger CEO
• Capital Allocation Strategies For Audit Committee Members
• Uber Ruling Puts Sharing Economy's Business Model In Limbo
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• DNA Test To Find Defecator Just One Way To Violate GINA
• Whole Foods Stiffed Packaged Food Buyers, NYC Agency Says
• Senate Puts Fast-Track Trade Bill In Obama's Hands
• Chamber, Biz Groups Back CVS In Severance Pact Case
• Pa. House Committee Approves Union Transparency Bills
• 9th Circ. Ends Buy.com User's $500M Privacy Suit
• Trade Foes Shift Focus To TPP As Fast-Track Nears Passage
• High Hurdles Remain For Texas Derivative Plaintiffs
• 3 Potential Consequences Of Losing Rule 84 And The Forms
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Ex-NYC Intern Tells Of CEO's Terrifying Stalking Campaign
• 4 Ways Defense Attys Will Attack FCA Sampling Experts
• Uber's Tracking, Privacy Policies Deceptive, Group Tells FTC
• US Chamber Asks 3rd Circ. To Let Congress Mull Web Privacy
• Foreign Earnings Tax Could Distort Biz Decisions: Report
• Multinational Cos. Caught In International Tax Crossfire
• Workers Win $2.2M For DNA Tests Seeking Defecator
• Justices Boost Corporate Data Rights In Hotel Records Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive FedEx OT Class Action
• Truck Co. Tells Justices It's Exempt From Calif. Rest Rules
• NJ Paid Sick Leave Bill Advances In State Senate
• Business Orgs Ask Justices to Take Up EEOC $5M Fee Fight
• 6 IP Dilemmas That Can Trip Up GCs
• High Court Kills Ford's Bid To Overturn $445M Tax Ruling
• Belgium Fines P&G, Others $197M For Price-Fixing Scheme
• Best Practices For Avoiding Spoliation
• 2015 Legislative Changes To Florida's LLC Act
• Delaware Tightens Scrutiny Of Director Compensation
• Justices Won't Back Warrantless Searches Of Hotel Records
• American Apparel's Ex-CEO Files New $30M Defamation Suit
• Dollar General Denied EEOC Hiring Data In Racial Bias Row
• Contractor Takes Calif. Arbitration Law Row To High Court
• China Opens Up Foreign Investment In E-Commerce
• Williams-Sonoma Can't Get 'Inevitable Disclosure' Work Ban
• 9th Circ. Stomps Denny's Employees' Suit Over Work Shoes
• BMW Says EEOC Has 'Recast' Background Checks In Bias Suit
• Uber Wants Driver Data Breach Suit Kicked To The Curb
• 2nd Circ. Revives Transgender Ironworker's Bias Suit
• FCC Empowers TCPA Plaintiffs At Peril Of Businesses
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• Proposed EPA, DOI Cuts Harmful To Business
• FCC Robocall Rules A Potential Gold Mine For TCPA Lawyers
• Immigration Bill Roundup: H-2B Cap, Refugee Resources
• Dial, Heinz Win Cert. In News Corp. Ad Monopoly Row
• Capital One, Consumers Ask 7th Circ. To OK $75M TCPA Deal
• Wal-Mart Settles EEOC's Worker Bias, Retaliation Suit
• The Striking Breadth Of UK's New Small Business Law
• Considering Drug Policies After Colo. High Court Ruling
• FCC Expands TCPA To Robocalls Despite Litigation Fears
• Noncompete, Arbitration Deals Running Wild, NELA Head Says
• Tips For Defeating Juror Bias Toward Corporate America
• Labor Sec. Defends Fiduciary Standard To Wary House Panel
• Disney Walks Back Some Tech Worker Layoffs
• Workers Edge Out Employers At Supreme Court This Term
• Uber Driver Is Employee, Not Contractor: Calif. Commissioner
• 2nd Circ. Wrestles With Dodd-Frank's Whistleblower Lingo
• EEOC Sidestepped Conciliation Rules, CVS Tells 7th Circ.
• EU Revives Common Corporate Tax Base Proposal
• EEOC Hunts For Cure To Workplace Retaliation Rise
• Putting Texas Premises Liability Law In Perspective
• How To Become An In-House Up-And-Comer
• House Dems Push To Extract Trade Bill Concessions
• Apple, Google Seek Final OK In $415M Anti-Poach Deal
• Tech Group Seeks Judgment In Row Over H-4 Work Rule
• Sens. Push PayPal For Answers On Robodialing Policy
• Sony Can't Escape Employees' 'Interview' Breach Claims
• USCIS Hits H-2B Cap For Fiscal Year 2015
• Ambush At The NLRB: Data On New Union Election Rule
• Del. Bans 'Loser Pays' Bylaws — What Questions Remain?
• High Court Wrap Up: What Do Employers Need To Know?
• Zero-Tolerance Pot Policies Clear Hurdle In Dish Ruling
• Rep. Chaffetz Introduces Latest Internet Sales Tax Bill
• FTAIA Fights To Continue Despite High Court Cert Refusal
• Supreme Court Rejects Allstate Appeal Of OT Class Cert.
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Louis Vuitton Wins Ruling That 'Red Gold' Is Generic
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over Manager's Crude Remarks
• FCA Trial Splitting Emerges As New Defense Tactic
• When Reporting Employee Crime Leads To Defamation Suit
• Why Directors Must Demand Indemnification Agreements
• Dish Worker's Firing For Medical Pot Use Deemed Lawful
• Justices Won't Review Foreign Reach Of US Antitrust Law
• This Week In Congress: Health Care, National Security
• FedEx To Drop $228M To Settle Driver Wage Row
• Feds Probe Outsourcing Companies Over Tech Worker Visas
• Amazon Probe Shows EU Focus On Most-Favored Deals
• Michael Kors Pays $4.9M To End Outlet Price Class Action
• All Eyes On Obama, GOP To Repair Latest Trade Rift
• Monitor Imposed: Conduct Restraints In The Bromwich Affair
• Did Disney Or The H-1B Program Let US Tech Workers Down?
• Injured Employee Can't Sue If Risk Was Obvious: Texas Court
• Failed TAA Vote Imperils Crucial Trade Package
• LinkedIn Pays $13M To Settle Email Harvesting Class Action
• LA Hoteliers Take Minimum Wage Challenge To 9th Circ.
• GCs Spill The Secrets To Winning Their Business
• H-1B Employers Sweating Site Change Deadline May See Relief
• Del. Fee-Shifting Ban Easily Clears Legislature
• High Court Ruling In Tyson Wage Case Could Be Blockbuster
• Senate Rejects Cybersecurity Proposal Amid NDAA Debate
• FCC, NY AG Question PayPal, EBay Autodialing Policies
• Facebook Must Provide User Data In Privacy Class Row
• FCC Rule Called A Boon To TCPA Suits, Bust For Business
• FTC Head Says Big Data Cos. Need To Be Transparent
• Kohl's Hit With Class Action Over Applicant Screenings
• EU Regulators Open Antitrust Probe Into Amazon E-Books
• Pa. High Court Clarifies Employer Liability Exclusions
• IP Risks In M&A: Have You Bought A Company Or A Lawsuit?
• BigLaw Pitchmen May Find Own Firms Are Toughest Sell
• NYC Latest To Bar Conviction Inquiry In Job Applications
• Anthem To Pay $6.25M To Settle Suit Over Unwanted Calls
• Kansas Man Says Morbid Obesity A Disability Under ADA
• Employers Who 'Ban The Box' Could Avoid Patchwork Of Laws
• LA City Council Gives Final OK To $15 Minimum Wage
• Judge Blocks Uber From Arbitrating Background Check Suits
• Rep. Floats Bill To Measure Cyberattack Fallout
• Plaintiffs Ask For No Cash In Adobe Data Breach Deal
• Tech Group Says Spying Will Cost US Cos. More Than $35B
• Should Your Company Indemnify Its Import Manager?
• Warner Music Strikes $4.2M Deal To End Intern Wages Suit
• Ross Forces Calif. Bag Check Class Action Into Arbitration
• Avis Hit With Class Action Over Background Checks
• Kmart Data Breach Class Actions Denied MDL Consolidation
• BMW Pans EEOC Data In Background Check Race Bias Suit
• FTC Not Planning 'Sharing Economy' Enforcement Push
• Consumer Privacy Groups Urge Stronger TCPA Changes
• European Parliament Punts Vote On TTIP
• Hertz Accused Of Using Illegal Applicant Screenings
• Judge Nixes American Apparel Shareholders' 'Coup'
• How To Keep Your Internal Investigation Under Control
• Publicly Shame Firms Slacking On Diversity, GCs Say
• EU Clamps Down In Probe Into Multinational Tax Breaks
• EEOC Hits Minn. Co. With Transgender Discrimination Suit
• FCC Action On TCPA Protections Will Dial Up More Lawsuits
• NLRB Judge Deems Firing After Racial Gibes Unlawful
• Justices Deny Mich. Appeal Of Delphi Workers' Comp Ruling
• High Court Won't Hear Bias Suit Over Sincerity Of Beliefs
• High Court Wades Into Tyson Don, Doff Class Action Fight
• Union Vitriol Fueling Turf War On Trade, Dem Rep. Says
• A Recent Case Study In Surviving 'Quickie Elections'
• Changing Approaches To SOX Compliance — And Implications
• This Week In Congress: Export-Import Bank And The NDAA
• Cos. Should Drop Noncompete Pacts For Low-Wage Workers
• Dukes' Long-Running Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit Headed To Trial
• Independent Contractor Guidance Coming Soon: WHD Chief
• NLRB Nixes Wal-Mart's Dress Code On Logos
• Paid Family Leave Bill Moves Out Of California Senate
• Businesses Sue DOL, DHS Over Handling Of H-2B Apps
• USCIS To Accept More H-2B Petitions For Summer Jobs
• RadioShack Wins Nod For $26M Customer Data Sale
• Title VII, The RFRA And Religious Accommodation Claims
• Despite Disney Dust-Up, Attys Say H-1B Program Rarely Misused
• Lawmakers Deliver New Pregnant Worker Protection Bill
• Sears Can't Duck Duty-Of-Care Claims Over Peeping Tom
• Denny's Can't Make Workers Pay For Shoes, 9th Circ. Told
• 3 More BigLaw Firms Limit Personal Email Access
• Consol Slams EEOC's 'Mark of the Beast' Injunction Bid
• Feds Say Cyberattack Compromised Up To 4M Gov't Workers
• SEC Issues Pay-Ratio Study After Scathing Warren Letter
• Employers Should Resist Urge To Mandate Vaccinations
• EU To Wrap Up Apple, Starbucks Tax Probes
• NLRB Franchise Scrutiny Comes To Staffing Agencies
• Loretta Lynch — The First AG With Serious FCPA Experience
• CVS Hit With Racial Profiling Claims By Ex-Store Detectives
• Iskanian's PAGA Carveout Unfair, Employers Tell 9th Circ.
• Biz Groups To Appeal NLRB 'Ambush Election Rule' Decision
• US Chamber Tells 8th Circ. Obesity Is Not An ADA Disability
• Seattle Wage Ordinance Unconstitutional, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-GC Hits Retailer Zara With $40M Discrimination Suit
• 4 Ways You Can Become Your Clients' Favorite Firm
• How Employers Can Avoid The Pitfalls Of Workplace Tech
• NBCUniversal Gets Nod For $6.4M Unpaid Intern Deal
• 6th Circ. Hands A Landmark Victory To SOX Whistleblowers
• Lessons From DuPont's Proxy Contest Victory
• Calif. Justices To Weigh Break Issue Left Open By Brinker
• 5 Lessons From The Abercrombie & Fitch 'Hijab' Case
• 9th Circ. Leaves LA Living Wage Law In Place
• NLRB Win On 'Ambush Election Rule' Sets Up Future Fight
• NLRB Slams Ikea For Union Interference
• TD Can't Duck Claims It Ordered Mom To Lactate In Bathroom
• Zappos Data Breach MDL Booted Over Lack Of Harm
• Calif. Senate Votes To Bump State Minimum Wage To $13
• The 7 Biggest Challenges You Face When You Move In-House
• Calif. Court Finds Only State Can Enforce Wage Penalties
• Bug Bounty, Info-Sharing Pushed In Cybersecurity Comments
• In EEOC V. Abercrombie Ruling, A Wide Range Of Winners
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Calif. Cos. Face More PAGA Suits As Iskanian Rule Stands
• OSHA Issues Restroom Guidance For Transgender Employees
• High Court Closes Defense Loophole In Religious Bias Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Verizon Retirees' Suit Over Pensions
• Attorneys React To High Court's EEOC v. Abercrombie Ruling
• Supreme Court Wants SG's Take On ERISA Venue Clauses
• White House Is Stingy With TPP Info, Labor Says
• Justices Nix Bridgestone Bid To Topple Calif. PAGA Ruling
• Judge Nixes Challenge To NLRB's 'Ambush Election Rule'
• Workers Can't Sue Hospital For Data Breach, Pa. Judge Says
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Carnival Worker's Arbitration Appeal
• High Court Sides With EEOC In Abercrombie Hijab Fight