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New CA Employment Laws For 2016

December 27, 2015

Attorneys from Arnold & Porter survey what’s new in California state employment legislation for 2016. For employers, they write, “it could […]

LifeLock Hit With Record FTC Enforcement Action

December 27, 2015

LifeLock Inc. has agreed to a $100 million payout that will settle contempt charges leveled by the Federal Trade Commission […]

Lawsuits Challenge EPA Ozone Rules From Both Sides

December 27, 2015

In October, the EPA tightened the standards for ozone limits from 75 parts per billion to 70 parts per billion. […]

NYT Hammers Consumer Arbitration Clauses

December 23, 2015

In the immediate wake of another Supreme Court decision upholding the legality of class-action waivers in arbitration agreements, the New […]

New M&A Concern: National Security

December 23, 2015

The Pentagon and other U.S. agencies will soon propose legislation that would allow regulators to block proposed corporate mergers based […]

Critics Slam IP Rules In Pacific Trade Pact

December 23, 2015

In negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), intellectual property provisions are proving to be a major bone of contention. A […]

Egg-less “Mayo” Gets FDA OK

December 22, 2015

Back in August the FDA sent a letter to Hampton Creek, a successful San Francisco start-up with a healthy-food mission. […]

The War On Guns Vs. The War On Cigarettes

December 22, 2015

Why did one succeed while the other makes no headway? A big city columnist whose wife grew up in Alaska […]

SCOTUS, Again, Upholds Class-Action Waiver In An Arbitration Agreement

December 22, 2015

DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia, decided on December 14, was pending in the California court system when the Supreme Court ruled […]

Five Cybersecurity Trends for 2016

December 21, 2015

This short list includes some familiar advice “low hanging fruit,” as well as a warning…

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