Compliance

Gov’t Loosens Barriers To Student Class Actions

The Department of Education wants to make it harder for colleges to require students to settle debt disputes in arbitration. […]

“Meaningless” Relief Dooms A Class Action

The defendant had agreed to a class settlement which, had all 100,000 members of the class submitted claims, would have garnered each of them…

Exec Ignores In-House Counsel, Takes $18M Hit

When a a company president was advised by in-house counsel that an on-line marketing strategy was problematic, he “put his […]

Slavery Statement Now Required For Companies Operating In UK

The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires large companies doing business in the UK to publish a statement that describes […]

5th Circuit: Contractors Too Can Sue Over Discrimination

The ADA is not the only work-related statute that addresses disability in the context of work. The Rehabilitation Act of […]

Health Apps Are Selling User Data

By “flying under the radar” and putting out convoluted privacy policies that users don’t understand, small health-app providers are able to get away with routinely collecting and selling consumer personal health information.

Law Dean’s Sexual Harassment Debacle Has UC System Rethinking Policy

After UC Berkeley faced a backlash for the way it handled allegations against the dean of its law school, the […]

Big Fault Line, As Supreme Court Lags Populist Resurgence

With populist themes central to both the Trump and Sanders campaigns and professed concern about “economic disparities” becoming de rigeur […]

House Speaker Sends Warning To “Draft Ryan” Group

Lawyers for House Speaker Paul Ryan have sent a cease and desist letter to the organizers of The Committee to […]

Sharp Slap On The Wrist To Verizon Over “Supercookies”

The FCC has reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless over so-called “supercookies,” used to track consumer’s internet habits which were […]

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