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The Fifth Circuit Has Broadened Its Definition of What Constitutes An “Adverse Employment Action” For Purposes of a Discrimination Claim. What Will That Mean For Employers?

Seyfarth Synopsis: Confronted with pleadings that unequivocally showcases the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department’s discriminatory scheduling policies, the Fifth Circuit finds that the strict ...
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The Ninth Circuit Further Narrows The Meaning Of ATDS Under The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Among other things, the federal TCPA imposes liability for calling/texting cell phone numbers using an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (“ATDS”) without sufficient prior express consent. As defined ...
Law

Appellate Ruling Furthers Circuit Split Over Privacy Act's Definition of ‘Consumer’

The VPPA's definition of "consumer"—crafted before the internet's ubiquity—has divided circuit courts as judges have sought to apply the decades-old law to web user tracking tools, Ross said. For ...
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11th Circuit asks Florida justices to clarify meaning of ‘riot’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks on Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) ATLANTA (CN) — The 11th Circuit asked the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday to interpret the new meaning of ...