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Dec 2015
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Preliminary Injunction Allowing International High School Student to Play Sports Recently, in Makindu v. Illinois High School Student Association, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court’s grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of an international high school student’s ability to participate in interscholastic sports......
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December 27, 2015
Tomorrow is Another One-A-Day: FDA Guidelines Preempt Vitamin Claims, but Consumer Class Still Has Opportunity to Supplement
Tomorrow is Another One-A-Day: FDA Guidelines Preempt Vitamin Claims, but Consumer Class Still Has Opportunity to Supplement Although consumer class actions in California are dime-a-dozen, a recent Northern District of California case involving One A...
December 26, 2015
Did You Know…California Supreme Court Holds That a Challenge to Independent Contractor Status Is Class Certifiable
Did You Know…California Supreme Court Holds That a Challenge to Independent Contractor Status Is Class Certifiable In Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers the California Supreme Court held that the critical factor in determining whether a worker...
December 25, 2015
EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on Employer Wellness Programs
EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on Employer Wellness Programs On April 18, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule on the treatment of employer wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities...
December 24, 2015
Strawberry Patent Rights, Forever
Strawberry Patent Rights, Forever Ripe strawberries define lusciousness. Fragile, with fleeting taste, these heart-shaped berries inspired Shakespeare’s pen: “The strawberry grows underneath the nettle; and wholesome berries thrive and ripen best; neighbour’d by fruit of...
December 23, 2015
U.S., China to sign Paris climate agreement
U.S., China to sign Paris climate agreement The U.S. and China have announced plans to sign the international climate change agreement reached in Paris last December. The Paris Agreement, adopted at the “COP21” U.N. Conference...
December 19, 2015
OSHA Vows Continued Enforcement As Work Fatalities Rise
OSHA Vows Continued Enforcement As Work Fatalities Rise Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez has sworn to continue the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (“OSHA) stepped up enforcement campaign in the construction and oil and...
December 18, 2015
Dynamic Medical Services To Pay $170,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Dynamic Medical Services To Pay $170,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Company Required Employees to Participate in Scientology Religious Practices, Fired Two for Refusing, Federal Agency Charged MIAMI – Dynamic Medical Services, Inc., a...
December 15, 2015
Crude Oil Swap Licenses: The Top 10 Things Exporters Need to Know
Crude Oil Swap Licenses: The Top 10 Things Exporters Need to Know Recent reports that the Obama administration authorized exports of U.S. light crude oil in exchange for imports of Mexican heavy crude have caused...
December 14, 2015
China’s Draft Foreign Investment Law Could Be a Game Changer?
China’s Draft Foreign Investment Law Could Be a Game Changer? China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has issued a draft Foreign Investment Law for public comment. The draft law (the Draft) will almost certainly not become...
December 13, 2015
FTC Merger Review Likely to Incorporate Analysis of Privacy Issues
FTC Merger Review Likely to Incorporate Analysis of Privacy Issues The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission), along with the U.S. Department of Justice, can challenge mergers it believes will result in a substantial...