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• May 08, 2024

  Justices Clarify FAA But Leave Behind Important Questions

  The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in Bissonnette v. LePage firmly shuts the door on any argument that the Federal Arbitration Act's Section 1 exemption is limited to transportation workers whose employers transport goods on behalf of others, but two major issues remain unresolved, say Joshua Wesneski and Crystal Weeks at Weil.

• May 08, 2024

  What To Know As Web Accessibility Clouds Part For Cos.

  Though private businesses have faced a decadelong deluge of digital accessibility complaints in the absence of clear regulations or uniformity among the courts, attorneys at Epstein Becker address how recent federal courts’ pushback against serial Americans with Disabilities Act plaintiffs and the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposed government accessibility standards may presage a break in the downpour.

• May 08, 2024

  Mass. Justices May Give Green Light To Tip Ballot Measure

  Massachusetts' high court justices on Wednesday appeared skeptical of arguments by a group of restaurant owners seeking to kill a ballot question that, if approved, would gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to the state's $15 per hour standard.

• May 08, 2024

  Double-Patenting Ruling Shows Terminal Disclaimers' Value

  While a recent Law360 guest article seems to argue that the Federal Circuit’s Cellect decision last year robs patent owners of lawful patent term, the ruling actually identifies how terminal disclaimers are the solution to the problem of obviousness-type double patenting, say Jane Love and Robert Trenchard at Gibson Dunn.

• May 08, 2024

  Catholic School Defeats Gay Teacher's Bias Suit At 4th Circ.

  The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday struck down a gay drama teacher's win in his suit alleging he was unlawfully fired by a Catholic school after announcing his wedding on Facebook, finding that his job entailed responsibilities that triggered a religious exception to anti-discrimination law.

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