Delaware businesses should begin preparing for a new law that will provide consumers with privacy rights over their personal data collected by covered entities and impose a series of related requirements on those entities....more
Businesses should prepare now for a potential new law in Oregon designed to provide consumer privacy rights regarding access to and control over personal data collected by covered entities. The state legislature recently...more
Artificial intelligence impacts Americans on a daily basis in their personal lives and in the workplace. And yet while federal and state governments have made relatively minimal efforts to govern its development, design, and...more
State governments are continuing to propose and adopt legislation that requires businesses to implement policies and procedures to ensure privacy rights for consumers – and businesses operating in Michigan, Ohio, and...more
The New Jersey legislature is currently considering legislation that would add the state to the growing list of jurisdictions that have significantly limited the scope and enforceability of non-competition agreements and...more
6/1/2022
/ Choice-of-Law ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Jersey ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pending Legislation ,
Posting Requirements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
Oregon lawmakers recently passed legislation that will create additional hurdles for employers who are seeking to protect their interests through noncompete agreements. Senate Bill 169, one of the three noncompete bills...more
A federal appeals court recently addressed whether employees had standing to bring a lawsuit when their personally identifiable information (PII) was inadvertently circulated to other employees at the company, with no...more
5/25/2021
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Confidential Information ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Dismissals ,
Email ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Negligence ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Unauthorized Disclosure
Oregon’s state motto, “She flies with her own wings,” symbolizes the state’s well-known independent spirit. Over the past few years, its legislature has been applying this tenet to employee mobility and independence through...more
Florida is currently considering data privacy legislation that would require covered businesses to implement comprehensive policies and procedures to provide privacy rights to consumers. The proposed legislation, House Bill...more
3/2/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Business ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
An Ohio driving school has recently filed an action alleging that its former employee retained its trade secrets after being furloughed amid COVID-19 and then used these materials to open a competing driving school. For...more
The COVID-19 remote work era is now in its tenth month, and employees continue to work away from the physical office, without in-person supervision, and perhaps outside of the company network. During this time, many employees...more
1/15/2021
/ Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Policies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Proprietary Information ,
Remote Working ,
Trade Secrets
Employers in the financial services sector are facing an unprecedented number of cybersecurity attacks during the pandemic crisis. To put this in perspective, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued...more
12/11/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Training ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular
Several federal agencies have teamed up to warn healthcare employers of the increased threat they face as a result of malicious cybercriminals aiming to take advantage of the pandemic to wreak havoc on their operations. The...more
11/17/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Employee Training ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Malware ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Anthony Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) into law. The Act creates additional protections for the residents of New York and their private...more
8/24/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
On December 6, 2018, Philadelphia City Council approved the Fair Workweek Ordinance by a vote of 14-3. Following its passage by City Council, Mayor Kenney reiterated his support and his intention to sign the Ordinance into...more
12/13/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Covered Employer ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retailers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
In our October 3rd entry, we addressed the pending Fair Workweek Ordinance, currently being considered by Philadelphia City Council. The proposed Ordinance aims to provide predictable work schedules for Philadelphia’s 130,000...more
In June 2018, Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym introduced legislation designed to improve predictability in scheduled shifts for employees in the retail, hospitality, and food services sector – the second largest...more