By Ethan Krasnoo Music is having a profound moment of revolution. Gone are the days where Mp3s and CDs defined the industry. Today, artificial intelligence can compose and perform songs tailored to your chosen style and subject matter. Recently, I explored this myself on Suno.com, where I requested AI generated...
By Nicole Page Last Wednesday, in the case of Sara Caruso v. Delta Air Lines Inc., in a split decision the second United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld Delta's dismissal of former employee Sara Caruso's lawsuit. The lawsuit, in which Caruso had originally sued Delta in...
By Daniel Jason Ain and Ariana Zhao Tensions between creators and artificial intelligence (“AI”) companies continue to run high, fueling ongoing litigation.[1] In the latest win for creators, a class of visual artists survived a motion to dismiss their copyright infringement claims.[2] Last year, our colleagues wrote about the copyright...
By Gregory P. Feit Our Firm has previously reported (here and here) on the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFAA”; 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-402), which invalidates and renders unenforceable, at the election of a complainant, pre-dispute arbitration agreements in cases relating to sexual...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide, with the intent of “protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation.” While the ban is set to take...
Last week, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer unexpectedly announced the decision to dismiss the serious criminal charges against Alec Baldwin. The actor was initially charged in January 2023 with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after shooting and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring Joel Souza on the set of ‘Rust’ in...
On July 1, 2024, despite ongoing litigation challenging its validity, the Department of Labor's (DOL) rule increasing certain exempt employees’ salary threshold went into effect, with further salary threshold increases slated for January 1, 2025. This rule relates to exempt employees, namely those who are exempt from overtime pay requirements. ...
Recently, in Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that 42 U.S.C. § 1981 bars discrimination against U.S. citizens in hiring decisions when such decisions are made on the basis of their U.S. citizenship. The holding directly conflicts with a prior federal...
Last Friday, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the United States Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old judicial deference doctrine known as “Chevron deference,” named after the 1984 Supreme Court ruling in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which instructed courts that they should defer to federal administrative agencies’ readings on...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman With the passage of its most recent budget bill in April 2024, New York became the first state in the nation to require employers to provide paid leave specifically for prenatal care, separate from other paid sick leave requirements. Additionally, New York will...