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It Is Time to Check Your Onboarding Documents – Employer’s Confidentially Agreement Renders Its Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable

By Morgan Forsey & Ian Michalak on May 26, 2023 in
Employment & Labor

On April 19, 2023, the California Court of Appeal held that an employer’s arbitration agreement was unenforceable because of unconscionable terms found in other documents provided to employees during the…

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Art Law Blog

Supreme Court Finds Warhol’s Commercial Licensing of “Orange Prince” to Vanity Fair Is Not Fair Use and Infringes Goldsmith’s Famed Rock Photo

By Ted Max & Joseph Ireland on May 26, 2023 in
Intellectual Property, Probate & Estate Planning

On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of famed rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.’s (AWF),[1]…

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

New CFPB Circular: Reopening Closed Accounts May Violate CFPA 

By Moorari Shah, A.J. Dhaliwal & Scott Natsuhara on May 26, 2023 in
Financial, Technology

On May 10, the CFPB announced the release Circular 2023-02 to confirm that reopening closed accounts may violate federal law. Based on its review of consumer complaints, the CFPB observed that…

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

Colorado Approves DIDMCA Opt-Out, Raising Concerns for Consumer Credit Access

By Moorari Shah, A.J. Dhaliwal & Matt Benz on May 26, 2023 in
Financial, Technology

Earlier this month, the Colorado legislature voted to approve HB23-1229, which would opt the State out of Section 521 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of…

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Labor & Employment Law Blog

New Jersey Significantly Expands Rights and Protections of Temporary Workers Through the Recently Enacted Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights

By Sean Kirby & Maria Gomez on May 25, 2023 in
Employment & Labor

On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights, significantly expanding the rights and protections afforded to the 127,000 temporary workers in…

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

“Egregious Abuse” of the PTAB Process Leads to Adverse Decision Sanctions in IPR Proceeding

By Daniel Yannuzzi on May 25, 2023 in
Intellectual Property

In a per curium order issued under seal May 3, 2023 but recently made public, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board awarded sanctions against Patent Owner, Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics…

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FCC Law Blog

FCC Assures State Lawmakers of Commitment to Pole Attachment Rules Promoting Broadband Deployment and Competition

By Dave Thomas, Abraham Shanedling & Tom Reklaitis on May 25, 2023 in
Communications, Media & Entertainment

Who knew that state sovereignty and urging states’ rights meant prompting federal agencies to bring about change at the local level? That seems to be happening in the field of pole…

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FDA Law Update

Implications of the USDA’s New Organic Rule

By Christopher Van Gundy, Anna McLean & James Glassman on May 25, 2023 in
Food, Drug & Agriculture

Sheppard Mullin litigators recently published an article in Food Manufacturing outlining USDA’s sweeping changes to its organic regulations. Entities that wish to continue utilizing the USDA Organic label must comply…

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Labor & Employment Law Blog

ICE Announces July and August Deadlines for Employers: Preparing for the DHS Planned Sunset of the COVID Pandemic Remote I-9 Verification Accommodations

By Greg Berk, Christine Doyle & Andrew Desposito on May 25, 2023 in
Employment & Labor

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced on May 4, 2023 a planned end to the COVID-19 remote I-9 flexibility. The flexibility ends on July 31 and prior pandemic I-9s…

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Healthcare Law Blog

Texas is Making Moves on a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

By Michael Sutton, Sara Shanti & Phil Kim on May 25, 2023 in
Health Care

Texas is joining a growing number of states in passing comprehensive privacy legislation intended to safeguard consumer personal data.[1] Specifically, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (the “Act”)…

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Healthcare Law Blog

Florida Bans Offshoring of Certain Patient Information

By Michael Sutton on May 25, 2023 in
Health Care

The Florida Legislature recently amended the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act (the “Act”) to prohibit certain health care providers utilizing certified electronic health record technologies from storing qualified electronic…

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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog

SEC Off-Channel Communications Sweep

By Kate Rumsey, Christopher Bosch & Michael Gilbert on May 24, 2023 in
Administrative, Government

Over the last several years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) have been laser-focused on the use of so called “off-channel communications&rdquo…

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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog

NIST Releases Initial Public Draft of NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3 for Protection of Sensitive Government Information

By Townsend Bourne & Lauren Weiss on May 24, 2023 in
Administrative, Government

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an initial public draft of NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.

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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing – The Truth in Negotiations Act … or Whatever the Kids Are Calling It These Days (Part 2)

By Keith Szeliga & Katie Calogero on May 24, 2023 in
Administrative, Government

Welcome back to the Cost Corner, where we provide practical insight into the complex cost and pricing regulations that apply to Government contractors. This is the second installment of a…

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Global Trade Law Blog

Everything but the Kitchen Sink (and Maybe That Too!): New Export Controls on Russia Cover Whole Categories of Low-Level Commercial Electronic and Mechanical Equipment

By Reid Whitten & Jonathan Wang on May 24, 2023 in
Corporate & Commercial, Government, International

The United States and its allies are aiming to choke off the supplies that support the last vestiges of Russian industry. On May 19, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and…

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Eye On Privacy

Montana Governor Signs Big Sky’s Privacy Law

By Liisa Thomas & Kathryn Smith* on May 23, 2023 in
Privacy & Data Security, Technology

Montana now joins a growing list of states to have a comprehensive privacy law. The law was signed by the governor on May 19, 2023 and will go into effect…

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