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Friday, March 14, 2025

 

In 2021, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“CCF” or “the Initiative”).[1] As noted by the DOJ, the Initiative aims to “utilize the False Claims Act to pursue cybersecurity related fraud by governmen...

Friday, February 21, 2025

 

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA” or “the Act”) was signed into law on December 29, 2022.[1] The PWFA went into effect on June 27, 2023, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)’s final regulation related to the Act went into effect on June 18, 2...

Friday, January 17, 2025

On November 20, 2024, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (“First DCA”) rendered its opinion in Gessner v. Southern Company & Gulf Power Company, No. 1D2023-2297 (1st DCA Nov. 20, 2024).[1] In the opinion, the First DCA addressed whether under Florida’s Private Secto...

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

On September 19, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit rendered its opinion in McCreight et Wester v. AuburnBank, et al., Case No. 22-12577 (11th Cir. Sept. 19, 2024).[1] As the Eleventh Circuit noted, the court has recently been trying “to clear a path” regarding Title VII claims, ...

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