A closely watched class and collective action against the HR management services company Workday, Inc. reached a new milestone recently, when the Northern District of California conditionally certified Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) claims on behalf of a sprawling collective believed to include millions of job applicants. In Mobley v. Workday, Inc., N.D. Cal.
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NLRB Releases FY 2026 Budget: Proposed Staffing Cuts and Focus on Efficiency and IT Modernization
Amidst ongoing transitions—with the Board operating with a quorum and the President’s nominee for General Counsel pending Senate confirmation—the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released its Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2026 Budget Justification on May 23, 2025. The proposed budget requests $285.2 million, a 4.7% ($14 million) decrease from the FY 2025 enacted
Impact of the Leadership in Critical Technologies Act on U.S. Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductors and Quantum Computing
On the heels of the recent reintroduction of the PERA and PREVAIL Acts of 2025, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress has introduced the Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (“CET”) Act. The goal of the Leadership in CET Act is to “encourage innovation by, and the leadership of, the United States with
California Court Holds Defendants Liable for Fraudulent Wire Transfer
Wire transfer fraud has long been a popular target for cyber criminals.
A case of first impression decided by the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District demonstrates the high stakes for victims of this crime. Specifically, on May 27, 2025, the Court of Appeal released an opinion addressing the issue of who bears the
Take it Down Act Signed into Law, Offering Tools to Fight Non-Consensual Intimate Images and Creating a New Image Takedown Mechanism
- Law establishes national prohibition against nonconsensual online publication of intimate images of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated.
- First federal law regulating AI-generated content.
- Creates requirement that covered platforms promptly remove depictions upon receiving notice of their existence and a valid takedown request.
- For many online service providers, complying with the Take It Down Act’s notice-and-takedown
Global Trade in 2025: Outbound Investment Restrictions
Motivated by a rapidly evolving geopolitical climate, governments around the globe have increasingly scrutinized and intervened in transactions under foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regimes in recent years. Rising protectionism, concerns over cybersecurity threats, Covid-19 and the desire to protect critical domestic industries have driven the expansion of FDI regimes beyond purely national security or
“Somebody’s Watching Me” – What You Need to Know About California’s Proposed AI Employee Surveillance Laws
California continues to police artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the workplace. Following proposed rulemaking on the use of AI for significant employment decisions, as we reported here, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan introduced Assembly Bill 1221 (“AB 1221”) this legislative session. The bill aims to regulate workplace surveillance tools, including AI, and use of employee data derived
Another Legal Challenge to an AI Interviewing Tool
In the latest lawsuit of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union recently filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging an AI interviewing tool discriminated against a deaf and Indigenous employee at Intuit seeking a promotion.
According to the complaint, when the employee applied for
Trump Administration issues America First Investment Policy
Positive Development for Investors from Allied Nations
In a further solidification of the Administration’s efforts to isolate identified adversaries and strengthen U.S. leadership key strategic technologies, the Administration issued the America First Investment Policy Memorandum with the stated aims to maintain the country’s “open investment environment” towards allies and partners, while also protecting it from
Antitrust & Tech At The 2025 Antitrust Spring Meeting
Technology was a key focus of this year’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, one of the largest gatherings of antitrust professionals in the world. Over a dozen panels focused on cutting-edge technology issues as it pertains to antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy. Below are 5 key technology-related takeaways.