Tag: Featured

March 11, 2024

Have you ever taken blurry, out-of-focus pictures before only to figure out it wasn’t your photography skills that were the problem — it was the camera lens? After cleaning the glass, your pictures were perfect. Oftentimes, in business, it’s the […]

March 7, 2024

On Feb. 28, 2024, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 328, the Live Local Act “glitch bill,” amending and clarifying 2023’s Live Local Act affordable housing law,1 and the bill is on its way to Gov. DeSantis’ desk for […]

March 6, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of federal regulations, significant changes have emerged in 2024 that businesses need to be aware of. One of these changes includes the redefining of the classification of “independent contractors” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). […]

March 5, 2024

At the start of the New Year, my social media feeds took a turn toward anti-consumerism as established influencers and new creators alike began “deinfluencing” me. As you might have gleaned from the name of the phenomenon, deinfluencing is when online creators […]

March 5, 2024

Few governmental agencies can require private employers to permit their employees to say things on the job, in the presence of customers and co-workers, that employers don’t like. But the National Labor Relations Board can. Most employers associate the National […]

March 4, 2024

After targeting credit card late fees in its proposed rule, the CFPB has set its sights on further attacking credit card pricing through interest rates. The CFPB published a blog late last month stating that credit card interest rate margins […]

February 28, 2024

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched its new organizational accounts platform which allows multiple individuals within an organization, as well as their legal representatives, to collaborate on and prepare H-1B registrations on behalf of qualified candidates for […]

February 28, 2024

This month the EDPB shed light on the question of lead supervisory authorities. The issue arose in response to a question late last month from the French supervisory authority. Some background. As most international organizations are aware, GDPR provides for […]

February 27, 2024

Cannabis industry participants are keeping close tabs on a potential breakthrough in the Virginia recreational cannabis market. Virginia legalized adult-use recreational cannabis in 2021, but legislation that would have allowed sales of recreational cannabis died the following year when the […]

February 27, 2024

The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) in effect since 2020 is starting to show its effects in the litigation landscape. Although the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has been fairly active since it started operating in 2021 to promote […]

February 27, 2024

On Friday, February 9, as the country collectively packed up and prepared to head home for Super Bowl weekend, the Third Appellate District of the California Appellate Court issued an Order granting the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) the […]

February 20, 2024

States across the United States have been taking up or passing laws to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programming in public schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions, but a bill recently considered by Utah lawmakers raised concerns […]

February 20, 2024

Employers with Massachusetts-based employees know that the Massachusetts Wage Act (the “Wage Act”), with its strict liability and automatic treble damages and attorneys’ fees, is a powerful and exacting statute with which they must comply. Powerful as it may be […]

February 19, 2024

The CFPB recently published a notice in the Federal Register indicating that it is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of additional auto finance data pursuant to its authority under the Dodd-Frank Act […]

February 19, 2024

As we discussed last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has increased its focus and its enforcement related to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), especially in the educational context. Now the FTC is taking further steps to secure […]

February 19, 2024

Labor organizing activity rose over the past two years with nearly as many representation election (RC) petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from 2022 through 2023 as the previous three years, while the average time to close […]

February 13, 2024

Employers have additional obligations to provide employees with specific information during the recruitment process Employers are now required to provide in writing “key information relating to the employment relationship” to newly hired and current employees. It is not a legal […]

February 13, 2024

In September 2023, the Service Employees International Union Local 560 (SEIU) filed a petition for a representation election with Region 1 for a bargaining unit consisting of 15 Dartmouth College men’s basketball players. The SEIU petition is the first to […]

February 12, 2024

Who says Valentine’s Day is reserved solely for the world of consumer romance? There’s a unique opportunity for businesses to craft content that resonates with the themes of love and appreciation, not just for partners and spouses but for clients, […]

February 12, 2024

New California laws intended to strengthen the state’s long-standing ban on non-competition agreements are set to create immediate headaches for employers in the state that have, or plan to, impose non-compete or non-solicit clauses on their employees in the Golden […]