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05.03.18

California Makes Seismic Shift With New ‘ABC’ Independent Contractor Test

In a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles (Charles Lee), the California Supreme Court adopted a new legal standard for determining whether workers should be classified as employees or as independent contractors for purposes of California wage orders ...


05.03.18

NBA 2K Tattoo Copyright Dispute Blocked

A case of whether tattoos are entitled to de minimis and fair use copyright protection continues to move through the courts, with a New York federal judge allowing a tattoo artist’s lawsuit against a video game manufacturer to move forward.


05.03.18

More Personnel Changes at FTC

The shake-up at the Federal Trade Commission goes on, with Commissioner Terrell McSweeny announcing her plans to resign and the Senate confirming the five White House nominees to give the agency a full slate for the first time in years.


05.03.18

New Jersey Decision Could Slow TCCWNA Actions

In a victory for defendants, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff must suffer actual harm from an allegedly unlawful provision in a contract or notice to be an “aggrieved” party under the state’s Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA).


05.03.18

NAD Recommends LG Modify TV Claims

LG Electronics should modify or discontinue certain claims for its Super UHD and OLED television sets, the National Advertising Division has recommended.


05.03.18

ALJ Wants Lowe’s to Talk About Salary

Workers are allowed to discuss their salaries, a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge (ALJ) told Lowe’s Home Centers in a decision, finding that multiple versions of the employer’s rule violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).


05.02.18

Leveraging Medicaid Managed Care to Advance Value-Based Payment

As healthcare costs continue to rise and stakeholders maintain focus on improving quality of care and outcomes, payors for healthcare services are turning to value-based payment (VBP) as one tool to inject greater value into the delivery of care.


04.27.18

Mortgage Lenders, Servicers Fall Under California’s Rosenthal Act

California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act encompasses mortgage lenders and servicers, a state appellate panel ruled, weighing in on an issue that has split the federal district courts in the state.


04.27.18

CRA Resolutions, Last RFI and Semiannual Report—With a Twist

In Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) news, more resolutions have been filed under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn Bureau rules, and the last in a series of 12 Requests for Information (RFIs) was released.


04.27.18

Treasury Department: Bringing the CRA Into the 21st Century

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published recommendations for modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), offering proposals to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to better align ...