Right To Know

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/30/2013

If you got Google, Facebook and Microsoft into a room and asked them to compile a list of things that they are most afraid of, that list would probably look something like this...more

California Introduces “Right to Know” Privacy Law, Seeking to Increase Transparency

by Stephanie Sharron, Emily Tabatabai | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/15/2013

California Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal recently introduced the “Right to Know Act of 2013” (AB1291) in the California State Assembly. If passed, this legislation would allow U.S. consumers unprecedented access to...more

What’s on the Regulatory Horizon Part Two: Wage and Hour Division Tips Its Hand

by Alfred B. Robinson, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/25/2013

In the first part of this series, we examined the three major strategies in the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulatory agenda. In part two of this two-part series, we will look at one regulatory topic of great interest....more

DOL Proposes Survey on Independent Contractor Misclassification

by Anne Marie Estevez, Thomas Linthorst, Sean Lynch, Tim Lynch, Christopher Parlo, Michael Puma | Morgan Lewis on 2/21/2013

The survey will involve more than 10,000 workers and carry important implications for employers, including the potential implementation of "right to know" regulations. ...more

No USDOL Response To Request For Worker "Survey"

by John E. Thompson | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 2/20/2013

Readers will recall our January post concerning the U.S. Labor Department's announced intention to "to collect information about employment experiences and workers' knowledge of basic employment laws and rules so as to better...more

Wage and Hour Division Unveils Plans to Survey Workers' Knowledge of Their Classification as Employees or Independent Contractors;...

by Scott Wenner | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 2/1/2013

From the advent of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor has clearly expressed its intent to adopt an adversarial approach towards employers at the agency and sub-agency levels. As part of that strategy, the...more

FLSA "Right to Know" Regulations Still On The Horizon

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 1/23/2013

The Department of Labor recently announced a precursor to "Right to Know" regulations under the FLSA. The Department has proposed a survey "to collect information about employer's experiences and workers' knowledge of basic...more

"Right to Know" Back On The Table?

by John E. Thompson | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/21/2013

As we speculated in November, the U.S. Labor Department apparently does intend to reinvigorate its so-called "Right to Know" initiative. This vague and ambiguous proposal first surfaced in 2010 but was eventually shelved....more

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