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Richard Black

Berlin, Germany
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Head of Communications @CA_Latest. Hon Fellow @ImperialCollege, ex @eciu_uk & @ember_energy, ex sci & envt journo @bbcnews. Climate & energy, poss sport & music
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The instant payments race is on, and Dwolla wants to be the orchestrator

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By Richard Black
| IT Brief Australia
Instant payments have shifted from buzzword to business reality. Consumers expect wages, insurance reimbursements, and refunds to appear in their accounts immediately. Companies want predictable cash flow, real-time settlement, and fewer back-office headaches. The rails are in place. The real battle is over who can make those rails accessible to enterprises at scale. The Federal Reserve's FedNow service and The Clearing House's Real-Time Payments (RTP) network are expanding quickly.
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Is a Uniform Standard for Evaluating FLSA Collective Action Notice Motions on the Horizon? | JD Supra

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By Derek Bishop, Richard Black, James Payer
| JD Supra
The growing divergence among the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal—ranging from those following the lenient “two-step” framework first endorsed in Lusardi to the more rigorous evidentiary thresholds articulated by the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits—has created substantial uncertainty for employers and employees navigating collective action litigation.
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Seventh Circuit Adopts More Flexible Standard For Issuing Notice In Collective Actions

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By Matthew J. Ruza, Richard Black, Joshua Waxman, Jennifer Schilling
| Mondaq
Seventh Circuit rejects "lenient" Lusardi standard for issuing notice of collective actions and introduces more flexible approach. Under the new approach, plaintiffs must make a threshold showing that there is a material factual dispute as to whether the proposed collective is similarly situated, and defendants can submit rebuttal evidence, which the district courts must consider.
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