RSHC news

On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas entered an order granting summary judgment in Ryan LLC, et al. v. Federal Trade Commission ruling that the FTC Non-Compete Rule is unlawful and must be set aside.

On July 3, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas entered a preliminary injunction staying the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-compete Rule banning most non-compete agreements as “unfair methods of competition.”

On May 16, 2024, the Illinois General Assembly passed amendments to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) clarifying that (1) each time a company collects biometrics from the same individual constitutes a single potential violation of BIPA (rather than each collection constituting a separate violation)[1]; and (2) BIPA’s “written release” definition includes releases signed electronically.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to ban almost all noncompete agreements between employers and “workers."

In April 2023, we published an article in the ISBA Bench & Bar Section Council’s newsletter alerting companies to the dangers of class action litigation under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act, 410 ILCS 513/1 et seq. (GIPA).

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was enacted into law on January 1, 2021, as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, to promote corporate transparency and combat financial crimes, such as money laundering and financing terrorism.

In a drastic legislative change, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB-219 into law to amend the Wrongful Death Act and allow for the recovery of punitive damages in wrongful death and survival action claims.

On July 24, the FAA released a major comprehensive proposal expanding on Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) definitions and pilot privileges. Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification, otherwise known as MOSAIC, proposes to amend rules governing LSA manufacturing, certification standards, maintenance, and operation. Essentially MOSAIC redefines the LSA category and dramatically raises the size and performance capabilities of airplanes that can be flown by sport pilots.

The Seventh Circuit has just narrowed access to the Federal Courts depending on the circumstances of a Breach of Contract case.

The U.S. Supreme Court has just broadened where companies may be sued.

Over 50 product liability lawsuits aimed at manufacturers, sellers, and distributors of chemical hair relaxer products have been consolidated before a federal court judge in Chicago. he cases allege that the products, primarily marketed and sold to black women, are linked to an increased risk of developing cancer and other reproductive health complications – allegations the defendants vigorously dispute.

On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court decided 4-3 that “a separate claim accrues under [the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, ‘BIPA’] each time a private entity scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identifier or information in violation of Section 15(b) or 15(d)” of the Act.

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to ban employers from imposing or enforcing non-compete clauses as an “unfair method of competition.”

On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Department of Education announced its proposed rule amending the statute’s implementing regulations. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive federal funding.

The Department of Justice has sharpened its focus on corporate criminal misconduct, and holding individuals accountable, by rewarding voluntary disclosure and the production of prioritized evidence of individual misconduct; requiring simultaneous resolution of corporate and individual liability; crediting effective compliance programs that include compliance compensation incentives and policies addressing personal electronic devices and encrypted applications; and enhancing the process for the imposition, selection and management of monitors.