On May 30, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo took yet another step to ban restrictive covenants in the employment context. In a memo issued to all regional offices, she set forth...more
Background - The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued a decision that could have wide-ranging implications for defendants and plaintiffs alike under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In response to a...more
Senate Bill S2628 went into effect on May 7, 2022. The bill, which was signed into law by Governor Hochul on November 8, 2021, requires all private sector employers—regardless of size, number of employees, or entity type—to...more
On October 28, 2021, Governor Hochul signed Senate Bill S4394A, which significantly amended Section 740 of the New York Labor Law. The legislation expanded whistleblower protections under Section 740 for employees, former...more
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision blocking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS), which required employers with 100 or more...more
On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced a cybersecurity settlement with insurance company National Securities Corporation, which suffered four separate breaches, two of which went...more
New York’s Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, that an independent mortgage lender, Residential Mortgage Services Inc. (“RMS”), has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the agency...more
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A federal court recently added additional wrinkles to one of the most important aspects of responding to a data breach: a forensic investigative report. The court ordered a law firm to turn over a report produced by a...more
As remote learning continues to play a critical role in the world’s pandemic response, cybercriminals see another opportunity for exploitation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more