Employers in the technology, media, and telecommunications industry continue to face numerous workplace management and compliance challenges under changing laws. From evolving mandates regarding benefits and momentum toward...more
Earlier this week, the Office of Labor Management Services (“OLMS”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) offered important guidance to employers concerning their reporting obligations under the recently amended Persuader...more
Employers in the health care industry are facing a number of looming threats. Workplace violence is one of the most serious occupational hazards facing health care workers, while cyber-attacks pose a significant threat to the...more
3/25/2016
/ Criminal Background Checks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Union Elections ,
Workplace Violence
On February 2, 2016, the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (“EU”), and the United States announced an agreement on a new alternative, called the “Privacy Shield,” to replace the former “Safe...more
On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”), the top court of the European Union (“EU”), released its opinion in Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (C-362/14), invalidating the U.S.-EU Safe...more
10/12/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
EU Directive ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Member State ,
Model Contracts ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework