ArticleOntario Introduces The More Convenient Care Act, 2024On December 2, 2024, the Ontario government introduced the More Convenient Care Act, 2024 (Bill 231). CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
ArticleClass Action Certified Against The MLTC Respecting COVID-19 Deaths/Illnesses In Long-Term Care HomesIn Robertson v. Ontario, Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently certified a class proceeding against the Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care (MLTC). CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
ArticleOntario Court Grants Injunction To End Encampment At University Of TorontoThe Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted an interlocutory injunction to end an encampment on the University of Toronto's Front Campus.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
ArticleSchool Board Update Bill 242 Carried at Third ReadingOn April 27, 2010, Bill 242 (the legislation associated with the Government’s Early Learning Program, or "ELP") carried at Third Reading. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
ArticleItalian Airport Concession Rebalancing May Be A Missed OpportunityOver the last few months we have chartered the impact of COVID on many aspects of private equity investment. ItalyCorporate/Commercial LawCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
ArticleUK Regulator Intends To Fine Marriott £99 Million For Personal Data Breach, Spotlighting M&A Cybersecurity DiligenceOn 9 July, the UK Information Commissioner's Office issued a notice of its intention to fine Marriott International, Inc. £99,200,396 for alleged infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ...United KingdomTechnologyCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
ArticleDOJ, Antitrust Division Speaks Out On Non-Reportable TransactionsDeputy Assistant Attorney General of Civil Enforcement Leslie Overton gave a speech focused entirely on the Antitrust Division’s enforcement activities.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleFTC Announces Annual Changes To Thresholds In Clayton ActThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the thresholds contained in Sections 7A (Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act)) and 8 of the Clayton Act (15 USC 18a and 19) (Interlocking Directors). United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleIn The Wake Of Phoebe Putney, New York Passes Law Giving Antitrust Immunity To State Health Care SystemEarlier this year, the Supreme Court issued its decision in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleDecision In San Pedro-Salcedo v. Häagen-Dazs Shoppe Co. (N.D. Cal.)Whether evidence of a general corporate policy inconsistent with a plaintiff's individual experience is sufficient to show that the plaintiff's experience was atypical for Rule 23 purposesUnited StatesConsumer ProtectionCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
ArticleNinth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Refusal To Enforce Arbitration Clause In Barnes & Noble’s Browsewrap Agreement—Conspicuous Hyperlinks To Terms Of Use, ‘Without More,’ Is InsufficientE-commerce forges ahead as many consumers’ preferred way of buying things, and the law is evolving to meet the demands of advancing technology while also accounting for the public’s protection.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleSEC Settles With The City Of Harrisburg: Case Presents A Teaching Moment For Other MunicipalitiesThe Securities and Exchange Commission and the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania recently concluded a years-long SEC investigation in a first-of-its kind settlement.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleSecond Circuit Decision Finds Implied Private Right Of Action Under The Investment Company ActIn a recent decision, Oxford University Bank v. Lansuppe Feeder, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that parties that enter into contracts that violate the Investment United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Article$8 Million Independent Contractor Misclassification Class Action SettlementIn October of 2010, we reported on a federal court decision certifying a class action of adult dancers that performed services at the Penthouse Executive Club in New York City. United StatesEmployment and HRPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleAugust 2014 Monthly Independent Contractor Compliance And Misclassification UpdateThis month’s headline development is the seismic decision concluding as a matter of law that FedEx Ground had misclassified over 2,300 drivers in California.United StatesEmployment and HRPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleCarrot Or Stick? When Does A Voluntary Wellness Program Become Involuntary?Employer wellness programs, which are designed to stem rising health care costs by encouraging healthy behaviors among employees, are rising in popularity.United StatesEmployment and HRPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleFebruary 2014 Monthly Independent Contractor Compliance And Misclassification UpdateThis instalment includes developments from the courts, on the legislative front, and regulatory matters. United StatesEmployment and HRPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleNew Misclassification Bill Introduced In Congress: The Independent Contractor Tax Fairness And Simplification Act Of 2012 Seeks To Eliminate ‘Safe Harbor’ For BusinessesYesterday, December 12, 2012, Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) introduced a bill that bears many similarities to a bill introduced earlier this year by 33 Democrats. United StatesEmployment and HRPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleOFCCP Echoes EEOC’s Recommendations On The Use Of Criminal Records In Making Hiring DecisionsOn January 29, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued Directive No. 306: "Complying with Non-Discrimination Provisions: Criminal Records Restrictions and Discrimination Based on Race and National Origin." United StatesEmployment and HRPepper Hamilton LLP
ArticleThird Circuit Holds That Successor Liability Exists Under The Fair Labor Standards ActThe Third Circuit held for the first time that a predecessor’s wage-and-hour violations under the FLSA can result in liability for a successor employer.United StatesEmployment and HRPepper Hamilton LLP