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U.S. Labor Department Will Not Seek Pre-Suit FLSA Liquidated Damages

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/18/2025

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, violations of overtime or minimum wage requirements can result in assessment of liquidated damages equal to the amount of unpaid wages. ...more

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 7

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/4/2025

New Suit Claims "Scientifically False" Pheromone Ads Are "Pure" False Advertising - "It's not myth. It's science." So claims Pure Instinct in its ads for pheromone perfumes. But a new class action lawsuit claims it's not...more

Two CMPs and One Settlement Close Out 2024 HIPAA Enforcement

Saul Ewing LLP on 1/9/2025

December 2024 was an active month for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Office for Civil Rights ("OCR"). OCR announced (i) a $1.19 million civil monetary penalty ("CMP") against Gulf Coast Pain...more

SEC Enforcement Action Against Church & Dwight Director: Lessons for Outside Directors

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/2/2025

The SEC’s settlement with James R. Craigie, former CEO, chairman, and director of Church & Dwight Co. Inc., for violating proxy disclosure rules by standing for election as an independent director without disclosing his close...more

Enforcement News: Broker-Dealers Settle Charges for Filing Deficient SARs

Freiberger Haber LLP on 12/3/2024

The Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and implementing regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) require that broker-dealers file a suspicious activity report (SAR”) with...more

FTC and State AGs Settle with Marriott over Starwood Data Breaches

Alston & Bird on 10/21/2024

Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams unpack Starwood Hotels’ and Marriott International’s settlements with the Federal Trade Commission and Marriott’s settlement with state attorneys general...more

U.S. DOJ seeks rare $3.5 million “gun jumping” penalty against Legends Hospitality for pre-closing conduct in connection with its...

A&O Shearman on 8/8/2024

On August 5, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a rare[1] gun jumping[2] civil lawsuit and proposed settlement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Legends...more

CFTC Fines Commodities Trader $55 Million in First-Ever Whistleblower Rule Enforcement Action

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/26/2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has joined the list of federal agencies targeting employment nondisclosure agreements and other restrictive covenants that allegedly restrict employees from making reports to...more

NYDFS Announces Cybersecurity Settlement, Addresses Multi-Factor Authentication Rules

Alston & Bird on 4/19/2021

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a settlement with National Securities Corporation (“National Securities”), a licensed insurer, in connection with claims under the NYDFS...more

Cross-Border Investigations Update

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/29/2018

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including the use of legal holds in cross-border investigations,...more

With Zenefits Settlement Award SEC Demonstrates Continued Commitment to “Unicorn” Scrutiny Despite Administration Change: Same Old...

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 11/1/2017

Last week the SEC announced it had reached an agreement with privately-held company Zenefits, and its co-founder and former CEO Parker Conrad, to settle allegations that Zenefits materially misled Series B and C investors....more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2017

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/2/2017

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new privacy laws in Germany, an FTC settlement with an alleged consumer loan company over unfair and deceptive practices, the dismissal of a data...more

North Carolina Attorney General Secures Over $35 Million In Settlement With Debt Relief Providers

Goodwin on 3/14/2017

On March 9, 2017, the North Carolina Attorney General (“AG”) announced that it had settled a lawsuit filed in the Wake County, North Carolina Superior Court against three debt relief companies and two individuals. As a...more

California Attorney General Settlement Requires Hiring of Privacy Officer: Businesses with Web Presences Subject to Increasing...

Goodwin on 10/7/2015

On Friday, Oct. 2, home design and renovation company, Houzz, Inc., reached a settlement with the Office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris over allegations that Houzz had recorded customer and employee...more

Antitrust-Related Recent Developments: DOJ settles gun-jumping case, FTC issues fines for failure to submit HSR filing and FTC...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/5/2014

DOJ fines particleboard manufacturers $4.95 million for gun-jumping violations - On Friday, November 7, 2014, two companies agreed to pay $4.95 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) allegations that the...more

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