Dorsey Partner Nisha Verma offered perspective on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) planned recission of the previous administration’s 2024 independent contractor rule. The DOL intends to reestablish the “economic reality test” under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which evaluates independent
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DOJ Doubles Down on Antidiscrimination FCA Claims, Identifies Problematic Practices
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brenna Jenny reaffirmed DOJ’s commitment to targeting employment practices at organizations that receive federal funding with the False Claims Act during the Federal Bar Association’s annual Qui Tam Conference in Washington, D.C. In her prepared remarks, Jenny also…
Employment Claims in the UK and US, A Comparison of Two Common Law Regimes
Dorsey Partners Matt Durham and Lisa Patmore discussed liabilities that arise from employment relationships in the U.S. and U.K. during an episode of SharkCast Litigation Risks Podcast.
In this episode, they address employment litigation and discuss how HR professionals,…
FCA Basics: Liability Theories
This is the fifth post in the Dorsey FCANow Blog’s FCA Basics Series covering the fundamentals of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), outlining FCA procedure, and highlighting key facets of FCA practice. Today’s post covers the categories and scope of…
FCA Basics: Investigations and Compliance
This is the sixth post in the Dorsey FCANow Blog’s FCA Basics Series covering the fundamentals of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), outlining FCA procedure, and highlighting key facets of FCA practice. Today’s post discusses a few pre-litigation matters: government…
The UK Government Consults on Proposed Reforms to Design Laws
A consultation process proposing extensive reforms to the framework for design protection in the United Kingdom has come to a close on 27 November 2025. One of the stated objectives of the proposed reforms is to tackle a legal system…
Employers Offering Voluntary Benefits Face a New Wave of ERISA Litigation
Just about 20 years ago, Schlichter Bogard LLC, a prominent national plaintiffs’ law firm, filed a wave of putative ERISA class actions challenging how employers administered their 401(k) plans. Those cases led to two decades of litigation. Hundreds of similar…
FCA Basics: Statute of Limitations and Timing-Related Defenses
This is the fourth post in the Dorsey FCANow Blog’s FCA Basics Series covering the fundamentals of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), outlining FCA procedure, and highlighting key facets of FCA practice. Today’s post focuses on procedural requirements, including the…
End Run Around Claimant Yields Big Win for Sports Mark
A recent United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) decision highlighted the importance of litigation strategy. In 2023, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) granted Uninterrupted IP LLC’s (“UNIP”) request to cancel a trademark registration…
False Claims Act Recoveries Top $6.8 Billion in Record FY 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments surpassed $6.8 billion in FY 2025—the highest single-year total in FCA history.1 DOJ reported a record 1,297 qui tam filings and 401 new government investigations opened for…