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Washington State Supreme Court Broadly Defines Job Applicants Covered by Pay Transparency Law

In a closely watched decision on September 4, 2025, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that job applicants can sue for violations of the state’s pay transparency law without needing to prove they applied for the job in...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Text Messages Are Not Prerecorded Calls

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Trim v Reward Zone USA LLC, No. 22-55517, 2023 WL 5025264 (9th Cir. August 8, 2023) - Plaintiff filed a putative class action, contending, in part, that three marketing text messages she received utilized prerecorded voices,...more

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California Court Rules That Mandatory Service Charges May Be Gratuities

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Upsetting what many considered settled precedent, a California Court of Appeal has held that a mandatory service charge may qualify as a “gratuity” under California Labor Code Section 351 that must be distributed to the...more

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A Win for Cannabis Industry Workers

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On September 20, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in Robert Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) applies to workers in the cannabis industry. This is a...more

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Second Circuit Upholds Conviction Under the CFAA, Rejecting Argument That the Law Is Unconstitutional

In a recent decision, the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (which covers New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) affirmed the conviction of an Italian citizen for misdemeanor computer intrusion in violation of the...more

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