Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, February 21, 2025, a federal district court in Maryland issued a preliminary…
Category: Employment Law
Plaintiffs Are Responsible for Commencing Court-Ordered Arbitration
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal held that after the employer-defendant successfully moved to compel…
New Report Indicates Commercial Real Estate Executives Largely Optimistic About the Year Ahead with Emerging Opportunities Tempered by Potential Market Risks
February 25, 2025 – Commercial real estate executives have entered 2025 with a renewed sense of…
New Visa Restrictions Target Transgender Athletes, Raising Title IX and Compliance Concerns for Colleges
On February 24, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed the State Department to deny visas…
Now Available! 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook
Last year’s Commercial Litigation Outlook was dominated by the promise and peril that AI poses to…
Now Available! 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook
Last year’s Commercial Litigation Outlook was dominated by the promise and peril that AI poses to…
The Week in Weed: February 28, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world…
The Week in Weed: April 18, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world…
Finding Religion on a Motion to Dismiss: Federal Court Concludes that Plaintiff’s Secular Concerns About COVID Vaccines Do Not Foreclose Religious Discrimination Claims
By: Erin Chow, Lukas Huldi, and Michael Steinberg Seyfarth Synopsis: In a dispute over workplace vaccination…
The Fate of Hundreds Of EPOA Class Actions Await The Washington Supreme Court’s Decision in Branson v. Washington
The Washington Supreme Court recently entertained oral arguments in Branson v. Washington Fine Wines on the…
PAGA Paraphrased – Parra Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation, Inc.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fourth District held that a motion to compel arbitration is not the correct…
What the DOGE “Cost Efficiency Initiative” Executive Order Means for Government Contractors and Grantees
On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14222 entitled, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of…
New York State Amends 2024 Bed Bug Disclosure Law
New York’s bed bug disclosure law, Real Property Law § 235-j, has been amended to provide landlords…
SCOTUS Argument Recap: Court Appears Likely to Eliminate Heightened Prima Facie Burden for Majority Group Plaintiffs Under Title VII
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent oral argument, the Justices seemed largely aligned with the plaintiff’s position…
FinCEN Hits Pause on BOI Enforcement for All, While Treasury Terminates Enforcement for Some
Two recent announcements from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S Department of the…
Report From Day 1 of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in…
Seyfarth Names Robin Freeman as Co-Office Managing Partner in San Francisco
New York, March 5, 2025 – Seyfarth Shaw LLP has appointed Robin S. Freeman as co-managing…
Take It Or Leave It Episode 39 – A Deep Dive into Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave and Future Trends
Take It or Leave It is the only law firm podcast focused exclusively on workplace leaves, absence…