By: Matthew N. Foree

 Michael O’Rielly, the Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) addressed the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) three weeks ago.  During his remarks, he discussed litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which he described as “an important issue that is impacting all sectors of the community.”

By: Behnam Salehi

On April 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission initiated its first enforcement action, pursuant to Rule 21F-17, against an employer (KBR) for stifling protected whistleblowing through overly restrictive employee confidentiality agreements. Rule 21F-17, a whistleblower provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, prohibits employers from interfering or impeding an employee from communicating with the SEC regarding possible securities law violations.

There is no comprehensive federal law that regulates drug testing of employees in the private sector, except particular employees in specific industries such as transportation.  As a result, many states have enacted legislation regulating when, why, and how private employers may conduct drug testing on their employees.

Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sheehan v. City and County of San Francisco and grappled with an important issue facing every law enforcement officer across the nation: Whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires law enforcement officers to provide accommodations to an armed, violent, and mentally ill suspect in the course of bringing the suspect into custody.