JD Supra Morning Brief: Legalized Online Poker, Human Trafficking, Encouraging Solar Power, More…

Here’s what’s buzzing in law news on JD Supra right now. Your morning legal brief:

What’s the single most important thing a food company can do to reduce the chance of a class action lawsuit? Make sure their labels comply with FDA requirements (Levick) 

Federal laws might not prohibit employers from encouraging employees to vote for a particular candidate, but watch out for those state laws (this means you, Ohio bosses) (Dinsmore & Shohl) 

What’s in the cards for online poker? Legalization, if Senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl get their way (Ifrah Law) 

They may not have received every Blue Ivy Carter trademark they applied for, but Jay-Z and Beyoncé are still in pretty good shape (Winthrop & Weinstine) 

Buyer (and seller) beware: customer credit and debit card information was hacked in 63 Barnes & Noble stores across the country last month (Mintz Levin) 

The federal government just got serious about fighting human trafficking (Sheppard Mullin) 

The Secretary of the Interior has created 17 Solar Energy Zones to jumpstart utility-scale solar power development (Morrison & Foerster) 

Health care will remain a focus of antitrust regulators at the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission for many years to come (Skadden Arps) 

Whistleblower? Or just a gossip spreading rumors? Either way, employers need to tread carefully (Davis Brown) 

Looking for a checklist for complying with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements? Look no further (Bryan Cave) 

The likelihood of a data breach or privacy issue in any particular business has become a virtual certainty (Pepper Hamilton) 

Equal pay has been addressed – repeatedly – by both presidential candidates, but what does the law saw about it, exactly? (XpertHR) 

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