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News Jan 18, 2017

Paxton Files One Last Lawsuit Against Obama Administration

Attorney General Ken Paxton took one last swipe at the Obama administration Tuesday, joining a throng of states suing the federal government for alleged overreach into the coal industry. Texas joined 12 states in a lawsuit seeking a review and injunction of the “Stream Protection Rule” which the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement describes as a method to protect streams and wildlife. The suit, Paxton’s 21st against the Obama administration, accused the federal agency of adopting a “one-size-fits-all rule” which affects coal mining without input from states and imposes on state’s sovereign rights. …

News Dec 14, 2016

AVENGED SEVENFOLD Lawsuit Could Set New Legal Precedent

According to The Pulse Of Radio , a lawsuit brought against AVENGED SEVENFOLD by its former label, Warner Bros. Records , could set a new legal precedent if it actually comes to trial. Warner Bros. sued AVENGED SEVENFOLD in late 2015 after the band left the label by citing the California Labor Code’s “seven-year rule.” The rule allows for parties to exit contracts after seven years if certain …

News Oct 21, 2016

Opinion: DOL Fiduciary Rule Promotes a ‘Business Form of Skydiving’

The possibility of death always confronts skydiving thrill-seekers. Even with the most extreme degrees of caution — having top-notch equipment, ensuring for good weather — jumping out of a plane carries a certain level of risk. The Labor Department’s fiduciary rule is similar, in that the specter of litigation lurks no matter the compliance caution taken by brokerages and other financial …

Lawsuits Sep 23, 2016

FLSA Overtime Rule Facing 21-State Lawsuit

Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Critics of the rule, including Attorneys General from several of the states in the lawsuit, say if the rule takes effect on time, the result will have disastrous economic repercussions. Business groups — from the hospitality industry to the “prestige”-type workers — also have complained, saying the rule will force employers to shift salaried employees to hourly pay as …

News Sep 23, 2016

Kentucky Joins Lawsuit Challenging New Overtime Pay Rule

Gov. Bevin has added Kentucky to a multi-state lawsuit against the federal government over a new rule that makes more people eligible to receive overtime pay. Starting in December, the new policy will require employers to pay overtime to people who make up to $47,476 a year ($913 per week).

News Sep 21, 2016

Wisconsin Joins Overtime Pay Lawsuit

Wisconsin is among a coalition of 21 states suing the U.S. Department of Labor over a new rule that would make more higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay. Nevada Attorney General Adam …

Lawsuits Sep 20, 2016

LePage Joins Multistate Republican Lawsuit Over New Federal Overtime Rule

Gov. Paul LePage has joined officials from 21 states – all but one controlled by Republican governors – to challenge in federal court a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that extends mandatory overtime to an estimated 4 million employees. LePage was named as an individual plaintiff, and did not represent the state as governor, in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Texas.

Lawsuits May 25, 2016

A Big Legal Question Behind the Texas Transgender Lawsuit

A federal lawsuit brought by states against the Obama administration marks the first major court test of its new policy that transgender students should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice. On one level, the case is about whether civil rights laws that Congress enacted decades ago envisioned such …

News May 24, 2016

Banks Fight Rule on Class-Action Suits

Banks keep saying over and over that arbitration proceedings, as opposed to class-action lawsuits, are the best way for consumers to handle disputes. Yet faced with the prospect of no longer being able to deny consumers the right to sue them, the banking industry is expected to take the deliciously ironic step of suing the federal government. At issue is a proposed rule from the Consumer …

Legal News May 22, 2016

Local Banks Say Arbitration Often Not Required, Rarely Used – Business

A new federal rule that would give bank customers greater ability to participate in class-action lawsuits drew criticism from the industry, but local community banks aren’t much worried. Small bank officials say their scale and more folksy approach keeps them out of court more effectively than crimping the rights of their customers in small print. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants …