A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has held that Illinois Facebook users may bring claims for privacy violations under state law for the use and storage of biometric information on the company’s platforms and servers. 

New York’s Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect today after having been signed by Governor Cuomo on February 14, 2019. The CVA makes it much easier for childhood sexual assault survivors to file suit by, among other things, allowing victims the right to file suit against sexual assault perpetrators and their institutional employers, based upon a theory of negligence or intentional conduct.

The weather down the shore is not the only thing heating up in the Garden State. New Jersey remains active on the legislative front with respect to laws impacting all employers active in the state. We discuss below several recent developments.

The New York City Council has passed a bill that imposes new requirements for existing portable entrance ramps available for use by disabled persons.

On July 31, 2019, the California Court of Appeal provided much needed guidance on an exception to Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Order 5 that allows employers to provide “on-duty” meal periods to employees.

Maryland has been attempting to limit the use of non-compete agreements within the state since 2016. On May 25, 2019, the Maryland legislature was finally successful in passing a bill that prohibits the use of non-compete agreements for employees who earn $15/hour or $31,200 annually or less.

On May 14, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill (HB) 2992, amending the existing non-compete statute to now require employers to provide employees with a signed, written copy of their non-competition agreements within 30 days after the termination of employment.

A three-person FINRA panel in Miami ordered Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Morgan Stanley) to pay Puerto Rico bond investors $3 million in sanctions for failure to produce documents related to the termination of a broker.