Washington State employers are eagerly awaiting a state Supreme Court decision regarding whether, under the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA), a “job applicant” must have a good-faith or bona fide intent to secure...more
7/30/2025
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Class Action ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
WA Supreme Court
On July 17, 2025, US District Court Judge William Alsup approved a class certification against Anthropic for copyright infringement.
According to Judge Alsup, it will be straightforward for the entire class to prove harm...more
7/24/2025
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Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Piracy ,
The Copyright Act
In the entertainment industry, Sony Music asserted that AI companies don’t have permission to use its recording artists’ works for AI training. In response to the industry’s concerns over the use of AI, members of Congress...more
6/24/2024
/ Actors ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Artists ,
Class Action ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Deep Fake ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Executive Orders ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Google ,
International Olympic Committee (IOC) ,
Microsoft ,
Music ,
Music Industry ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Sony ,
Technology Sector ,
TikTok ,
U.S. Commerce Department