The Paley Rothman Blog
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April 20, 2016
By on April 20, 2016
U.S. business leaders have voiced criticism of an opinion by the Article 29 Working Party, a European group of privacy experts comprised of data-protection commissioners from European countries. The WP29 expressed continued concerns about the E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield, the latest proposed agreement to allow data to be transferred between the European Union and the United States.
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April 4, 2016
By on April 4, 2016
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently assessed a record $15.45 million civil penalty in a settlement with Gree Electronic Appliances Inc. and two affiliates to resolve numerous alleged violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).
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March 31, 2016
By on March 31, 2016
EPA recently defended its decision not to mandate the disclosure of pesticide inert ingredients that are known to be toxic or hazardous to human health in a pleading filed in a closely-watched case in federal district court in California. This lawsuit was initiated last year by several environmental groups seeking to require EPA to promulgate a rule mandating the disclosure of hazardous inert ingredients on pesticide labels.
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March 24, 2016
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Hope Eastman on March 24, 2016
The Supreme Court, in a class action involving compensation for “donning and doffing” ruled in favor of the employees, ending hopes that the Court would put additional curbs on class actions. In fact, the Court opened the door to expanded use of statistics to prove liability in FLSA cases.
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March 23, 2016
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Hope Eastman on March 23, 2016
The Obama Administration’s controversial new white collar overtime rules have gone to the Office of Management and Budget for approval. This is the final obstacle to making the regulations public and start the implementation process.
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