Regulations

OSHA Sued Over Walk-Around Rule

September 12, 2016

In 2013, OSHA changed its policy on who could accompany an OSHA official during a workplace inspection. For many years […]

Life Insurer Ploy Said To Threaten System

September 8, 2016

“I think that the industry is headed for serious trouble with this,” said prof…

Writing Defensible Employment Agreements

September 6, 2016

Recent SEC enforcement actions against companies that have overreached in their employment agreements prompt DLA Piper attorneys to revisit a […]

Conservative Challenge to CFPB Proposed Arbitration Ban

September 6, 2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule that would ban class-action waivers in financial contracts, laying out its […]

Woman With 35 Cell Phones Keeps Busy With TCPA Lawsuits

September 5, 2016

When she gets an unsolicited pitch call, she carefully documents…

“Smoke Rollers” Belch Black Smoke On Purpose

September 5, 2016

The fad evolved out of truck pulls, and if you don’t like it, go live in…

For Manufacturers, Key Chemical Regulation Milestone Coming In December

August 31, 2016

Chemical regulation is getting a major overhaul as the result of the recent passage of…

Employer Groups Balk At OSHA Drug-Test Limits After Accidents

August 30, 2016

In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Texas, several employer groups have sued OSHA over the drug policy […]

How An Executive Becomes An Enforcement Target

August 29, 2016

Recent precedents and government investigations that implicate individual corporate executives, including a Fifth Circuit ruling that…

Judge Tosses Deception Suit vs Starbucks

August 26, 2016

Children, the judge said, figure out that if you get a drink without ice, you get more of the drink…

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