California State

Mountain View, CA

On May 29, 2024, E-Verify announced the launch of the E-Verify+ trial. E-Verify is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security website that allows employers to determine if their employees are eligible to work in the United States by comparing the information of an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (“Form I-9”), with records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. E-Verify+ is a new E-Verify service that aims to integrate the Form I-9 and E-Verify employment eligibility verification process into one digital process.

E-Verify Launches Trial of E-Verify+ Service

Arizona State

There has been a recent surge of privacy class action lawsuits under the Arizona Telephone, Utility, and Communication Service Records Act targeting the use of common email marketing analytics technologies. Defendants are asserting standard defenses including lack of Article III standing as well as challenging the 2007 Arizona law’s applicability...

Privacy Class Action Spotlight: Surge of Privacy Class Actions in Arizona Targeting Email Pixel Tracking

New Jersey State

Navigating the aftermath of a workplace injury can be overwhelming. However, knowing your rights under the New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws can provide the clarity and confidence needed to ensure you receive the benefits you are entitled to. This blog will guide you through the essential aspects of workers’ compensation in New Jersey, helping you understand what you should do if you are injured at work.

Understanding Your Rights: Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Wisconsin State

The FCC announced a $950,000 settlement with AT&T to resolve an investigation into whether the company violated the Commission’s rules by failing to deliver 911 calls and failing to timely notify 911 call centers of an outage. Due to inadvertent disablement of a portion of AT&T’s network during testing on August 22, 2023, an outage lasting over an hour resulted in 400 failed 911 calls in Illinois, Kansas, Texas, and Wisconsin. The FCC requires all 911 calls be delivered to public safety call centers and that providers notify the call centers of outages they experience. AT&T will be required to implement a three-year compliance plan.

Telecom Alert: $950k Settlement for 911 Outage; FCC Adopts UAS Rules; FCC Adopts 5G Fund Rules; Fifth Circuit Stays USF Ruling [Vol. XXI, Issue 36]

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Tens of thousands of patients and families across the United States have filed hernia mesh lawsuits over the past several years. Patient complaints, investigations, and medical studies have revealed that hernia mesh implants sold by several companies presents serious health risks—and can cause serious or even fatal complications after surgery. Filing a lawsuit provides the opportunity for patients and families to seek financial compensation from the companies that are responsible for their losses, and patients and families have already received hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts in hernia mesh litigation.

A Plaintiffs’ Guide to Hernia Mesh Litigation: What Patients and Families (and Their Counsel) Need to Know

As all who practice securities law (or have ever seen an advertisement for Fisher Advisors) are acutely aware, investment advisers are different from brokers/dealers. Investment advisers are fiduciaries. While the precise distinction can be a bit complex, it is safe to specify that an investment adviser is under a legal obligation to put the interests of the client first, even to the adviser’s detriment. What happens when an adviser fails to do so? One possible consequence, if the adviser is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), is the imposition of sanctions both operationally and financially. Knowing that, just image how troubling it would be to discover that the adviser, while seeking to ameliorate the negative consequences of its breach of fiduciary duties, engaged in an arrangement that only made matters worse! Because that is exactly the case now before us.

Legal Fee Allocation as a Boon to One Party: SEC Sanctions Investment Adviser’s Compounding Error

The Department of Labor (DOL) has decided to delay updating its Foreign Labor Application Gateway, or FLAG, case processing system to implement revised H-2A job order and application forms for the new 2024 Farmworkers Protection Final Rule until further notice. For now, H-2A job orders and applications will continue to be received and processed under the old rules.

DOL: Indefinite Delay in FLAG System Update for New H-2A Farmworker Visa Rule

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s finding that a contract impermissibly allowed for patent royalties after the patent expired because the post-termination royalty payments were allocated to non-US patents. C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Atrium Med. Corp., Case No. 23-16020 (9th Cir. Aug. 23, 2024) (Friedland, Mendoza, Desai, JJ.) (per curiam).

Some Post-Expiration Patent Royalty Payments May Be OK

Kentucky State

Jefferson County, KY

Louisville, KY

Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

In this week’s episode, BAL’s Gabriel Castro and Kristi Ngo discuss a recent end-of-summer event they attended with a group of global mobility professionals – and understanding what global mobility means. Plus, the latest immigration news.

Episode 89: On Global Mobility and Cat Cafés

Florida State

Spencer Sheehan is a Plaintiff’s attorney who has filed hundreds of class action lawsuits against food companies for allegedly deceptive labeling and marketing. A small percentage of these lawsuits survive the motion to dismiss stage, let alone succeed on the merits. Indeed, many of his losses are suffered many times over as he has a practice of refiling essentially identical lawsuits in different jurisdictions, even after unfavorable rulings.

Plaintiff’s Attorney Spencer Sheehan Sanctioned

Dania Beach, FL

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If you’ve recently shopped at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on East Sheridan Street in Dania Beach, you might want to double-check your purchases. A recent inspection by the Florida Department of Agriculture revealed some alarming issues, including moldy meat and improperly stored chicken.

Moldy Meat and Warm Chicken: Walmart Neighborhood Market  Faces Inspection Troubles in Florida

Washington, DC

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A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 19, 2024 – August 23, 2024. August 19, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-34, which includes the following:. Treasury Decision 10005, which provides the criteria for single-employer...

Weekly IRS Roundup August 19 – August 23, 2024

Seattle, WA

Maria Shimizu Christensen

School may be back in session, but that doesn't mean that summer fun is completely over. After all, the season isn’t technically done until the last day of summer on September 22nd. In the meantime, we’re expecting great weather this weekend, making it perfect for taking the kids out to beat the back to school blues. There’s also plenty going on to keep adults happy.

Big List of Festivals and Family Friendly Events This Weekend

Under Section 1030 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, a defendant may at any time apply to the court by noticed motion for an order requiring the plaintiff to file an undertaking to secure an award of costs and attorney’s fees which may be awarded in the action or special proceeding. The grounds for this motion are that the plaintiff resides out of state or is a foreign corporation, and there is a reasonable possibility that the moving defendant will obtain a favorable judgment. "Attorney's fees" for purposes of the statute means reasonable attorney’s fees a party may be authorized to recover by a statute apart from Section 1030 or by contract.

Foreign Corporations Filing Actions In California May Be Required To Post Bonds When Domestic Corporations Are Not

As Maine works to address its housing crisis, much of the attention is focused on the need for new development. But there’s another issue at hand: the state’s aging housing stock.

A look at Maine’s aging housing stock

New York State

On August 5, three Named Plaintiffs sued TIAA and Morningstar in the S.D.N.Y., claiming Defendants engaged in a “scheme to enhance corporate profits” by counseling participants to invest in two of TIAA’s most lucrative investment vehicles. Plaintiffs target ERISA and non-ERISA plans. The Complaint alleges TIAA and Morningstar developed an investment advisory tool – the Retirement Advisor Field View (RAFV) – deliberately inducing participants to transfer account balances into TIAA’s Traditional Annuity and/or Real Estate Account, TIAA’s two most profitable investment products.

Class Action Alleges “Scheme” by TIAA and Morningstar to Drive Participants into TIAA’s Most Profitable Funds

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Same Song, Different Tune: Plaintiffs’ Bar Adds the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act to its Privacy Repertoire

Repurposing old laws to challenge new technologies has become the new normal in the privacy space. Plaintiffs continue to bring a kaleidoscope of privacy claims against...

Same Song, Different Tune: Plaintiffs’ Bar Adds the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act to its Privacy Repertoire

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