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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Understanding Remote Work Laws: A Comprehensive Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated our shift to remote work, which was already on the rise with the advent of new technology. Even before 2020, employees worked from nontraditional spaces, including coworking spaces and home...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FTC Sets Policy Priorities for Biometric Information

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The FTC recently published a policy statement with its enforcement priorities for the misuse of biometric information. To be clear, there are no new federal laws that specifically regulate the collection or use of biometric...more

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Technology and Data Privacy Implications for Driver Relationships

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It is no surprise that technology is driving change in the motor carrier industry. In fact, we are observing a perfect trifecta of challenges as technology and carrier business converge. ...more

Fisher Phillips

February 2021: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Class Action Quarterly Update

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Class Actions Quarterly Update: Employee Misclassification in the Logistics Industry - The vast majority of class action litigation in the logistics industry over the past quarter, and indeed the last few years, has been...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2020 #4

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - DOL Proposes Update to Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA - The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments. The proposed rule would revise DOL’s...more

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July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

The CCPA's Impact on Public Agencies

BB&K's Gregg Kettles Writes About the California Consumer Privacy Act in PublicCEO - The California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, went into effect this year and the California Attorney General began enforcing it on July...more

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Littler Global Guide - Malaysia - Q4 2019

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Additional Categories under the Self-Employment Social Security Fund - New Order or Decree - The First Schedule to the Self-Employment Social Security Act 2017 will be amended effective January 1, 2020, to include...more

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Increased Cybersecurity Threats May Arise For Gig Economy Companies

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The burgeoning gig economy helps companies attract talent and gain new levels of nimbleness in support of efforts to satisfy customers and gain an edge on the competition. The gig relationship is obviously attractive to many....more

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New California Legislation Enhances Employees’ Privacy Rights

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With the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) set to take effect on January 1, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed amendments in October 2019 providing businesses some temporary shelter from the CCPA...more

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Deadline Looms for Employers to Provide CCPA Notices

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As we have reported previously, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020. On or before that date, businesses that employ California residents, retain California residents as independent...more

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Misclassifying Workers Does Not Violate National Labor Relations Act

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On August 29, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) refused to extend the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) to create a new standalone violation under Section 8(a)(1). In Velox Express, Inc., 368 NLRB...more

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March 2019: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Looking Ahead – California Legislature to Address Dynamex and a Host of New Employment Proposals

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February 22 was the last day to introduce new legislative proposals for the 2019 California legislative year. A whopping 2,576 bill were introduced before the deadline, making for an extremely busy legislative year ahead....more

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January 2019: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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12 Days of HR: All I Want For Christmas Is . . . A Side Hustle?

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In recent years, “side hustles” have become an increasingly common phenomenon among employees in all industries to supplement income from a “traditional” job. A key attribute of side hustles is that they are self-managed, and...more

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Littler Global Guide - Spain - Q3 2018

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Urgent Data Protection Measures for GDPR Enforceability - New Order or Decree - The Spanish government has fast-tracked the approval of measures aimed at adjusting Spanish legislation to the new General Data Protection...more

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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q2 2018

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Data Protection Act 2018 Enacted - New Legislation Enacted - Effective May 25, 2018, the UK Data Protection Act transposes the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into UK law, thereby replacing the Data...more

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Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2018 Legal Trends: The Sharing Economy

As part of our quarterly series on current trends across different industries, our second article takes a closer look at the sharing economy and how this new economic model impacts suppliers, customers and platform providers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - April 2018

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent court decisions, including the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on cases relating to the definition of a whistleblower and exemptions from the overtime pay provisions. This edition...more

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Web Exclusive: March 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first three months...more

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SMART Working - Italy: New Flexible Working Opportunity

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The International Employers Forum welcomed Anna Cozzi, Esquire, from Daverio & Florio law firm, to join a panel of international lawyers, including my colleague William Wright, to speak about changes in employment law around...more

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