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Employer FAQs on Liquidity Concerns in Light of the SVB Crisis

The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlights many of the concerns that employers might face should they find themselves in the midst of a liquidity crisis. Making payroll, arriving at decisions related to wage...more

Utah Legislature Passes Consumer Privacy Bill

The Utah House of Representatives passed a comprehensive consumer privacy bill, which had been approved by the Senate earlier this year. The bill, which is similar to recent legislation passed in Colorado and Virginia and...more

Flash Survey Reveals: Great Remote Work Migration May Be Largely Temporary and Isolated

Most businesses are eager to return their workers to their physical workspaces and envision the majority of them putting remote work behind them once the pandemic is over. That’s according to a recent Flash Survey conducted...more

Virginia Poised To Enact Strict Data Protection Law

First Europe installed a strict data privacy scheme when it enacted its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), then the trend crossed the Atlantic as California lawmakers passed their own data privacy law known as the...more

U.K. and EU Reach Temporary Brexit Agreement On Data Transfers

As a result of the United Kingdom and the European Union reaching agreement on the terms of the EU-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement on December 24, 2020, the U.K. and EU have agreed to continue allowing data transfers...more

Colorado Enacts New Data Security Law – Are You in Compliance?

On May 29, 2018 Governor Hickenlooper signed HB—1128 into law. Importantly, the Bill amends the State’s data breach notification law to require that affected Colorado residents be notified within 30 days of a data breach, and...more

AG’s Conflicting Marijuana Policy Comments Leave Some Dazed And Confused

If you have been following recent comments by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an attempt to predict marijuana policy under the Trump Administration, you might be left scratching your head. In recent comments before...more

New York Introduces New Data Protection Legislation

Citing a sixty percent increase in data breach notifications from 2015 to 2016, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently introduced the Stop Hacks and Improve Data Electronic Security Act (SHIELD) bill. The...more

The Sharing Economy and Discrimination: Part Deux

In a follow-up to our discussion earlier this summer regarding discrimination and the sharing economy, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently settled a charge of discrimination with a sharing...more

Ashley Madison Data Breach Results in $11.2 Million Settlement

On Friday, July 21, users of the “married dating” website, ashleymadison.com, received preliminary approval of an $11.2 million class action settlement. This settlement seeks to resolve a number of consolidated lawsuits...more

The Sharing Economy And Discrimination Concerns: What Can You Do?  

Recent studies have reported that race and gender disparities are not uncommon in the sharing economy. For example, it’s been reported that some gig workers were discriminating against customers with names that “sounded...more

Marijuana For Everyone? Society’s Changing Attitude Reflected In Workplace Practices

We’ve entered a new era of acceptance when it comes to the legally permitted use of marijuana. As of today, 28 states have legalized medical use of the drug, and eight states permit its recreational use. With over half of the...more

The Feds Embrace the Sharing Economy

A while back, we posted about corporate travel and the sharing economy, noting the burgeoning acceptance of ride-sharing expenses by corporate America. Despite ongoing criticism and litigation, the sharing economy continues...more

Security Breaches Costly and Inevitable?

Yahoo recent announcement that CEO Marissa Mayer would forego a 2017 stock award (after giving up a 2016 cash bonus) following security breaches in 2014, 2015 and 2016 underscores the importance of having a security team in...more

Are Corporate Travel Programs Learning to Love the Sharing Economy?

Not so long ago, corporate travel managers (no doubt encouraged by anxious lawyers) discouraged employees from using ride- and accommodation-sharing services such as Uber, Lyft, or Airbnb for business travel. Times have...more

3/6/2017  /  Lyft , Sharing Economy , Uber

New York's Far-Reaching Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect March 1 - Are You Ready?

New York’s Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity regulation became effective March 1. According to the press release issued with the regulation, the regulation is intended to require banks, insurance companies and...more

New York State and Seattle Lead Discussion on Portable Benefits

In an effort to head off litigation by workers claiming they have been misclassified as contractors, companies using a largely on-demand workforce have been working with the New York State Assembly to develop a system of...more

Game Changer? UK Tribunal Rules Uber Drivers Are Workers

On October 28, the Central London Employment Tribunal held that Uber drivers are not self-employed. As a result, the drivers are entitled to certain “worker” benefits, including paid holidays and a minimum wage. Under the law...more

International Protections for Transgender Employees

In the United States, the debate over protections for transgender employees continues, even as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, some courts, and the U.S. Justice Department take the position that Title VII of the...more

How To Manage Freelancers In The Gig Economy

It is estimated that more than one in three Americans currently perform some freelance work, whether as a supplement to their day jobs, or as their full-time gig. We all know (because the media tells us) that millennial...more

Canadian Privacy 101: Employers Be Aware! Part I

This is the first post in a three-part series. If you work for a U.S.-based company with Canadian operations, your organization probably understands its obligations to comply with Canadian employment and tax laws. But...more

12/31/2015  /  Canada , Employee Privacy Rights , PIPEDA

Taking Care of Employees Assigned Abroad

This article is the third in a series addressing employer considerations when beginning or acquiring cross-border operations. So your company is expanding and, for the first time, you'll be sending key employees...more

Drug Testing In Your Non-U.S. Operations

Many U.S.-based employers perform pre-employment, post-accident, or random drug testing. With some exceptions, they are generally permitted wide latitude in deciding when to conduct such tests. But the U.S. attitude toward...more

Restrictive Covenants And The Cross-Border Employer

In most U.S. states, employers are free to bind employees with restrictive covenants – which commonly take the form of post-employment restrictions on soliciting clients or employees – as a condition of employment. But the...more

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