Thursday, July 21, 2016

Bryan Schwartz Law Prevails at the Ninth Circuit: Court Affirms For-Profit Cosmetology School Waived Right to Arbitrate

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BSL attorneys and co-counsel from Rudy, Exelrod Zief & Lowe and the Law Office of Leon Greenberg were successful in fending off Defenda...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Signals that Transgender Americans Can Serve Openly in the Military

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Effective this month, transgender Americans may now serve openly in the U.S. military and can no longer be discharged or otherwise separa...

Ninth Circuit Allows CA Wage and Hour Class Action to Move Forward, Affirming the District Court's Grant of Class Certification

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The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the District Court’s certification of a wage and hour class action against Stoneledge Furniture, a ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds University of Texas’s Race-Conscious Admissions Program

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In a 4-3 decision Thursday, the Supreme Court affirmed that a race-conscious admissions program used by the University of Texas is legal un...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Arbitration Class Action Waivers Challenged: Seventh Circuit Sides with The National Labor Relations Board on D.R. Horton, in Lewis V. Epic Systems

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On May 26, 2016, in Lewis v. Epic Systems Corp. , No. 15-2997, 2016 WL 3029464 (7th Cir. May 26, 2016), the Seventh Circuit, fueling ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Millions of Salaried Workers Are Newly Eligible For Overtime, Thanks to an Updated Department of Labor Rule

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Starting in December 2016, millions  of  additional  workers will  be entitled to overtime under federal law. UPDATE (November 3...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Another Good Day for Class Actions before the Eight-Member Supreme Court

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In a continuation of what is starting to look like a trend before the ideologically split, eight-member Supreme Court, on Monday morning...