Welcome to the seventh edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative....more
The Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence -
On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (the “Order”)...more
11/17/2023
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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
NYDFS ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SolarWinds
In Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew, the Supreme Court (SC) has confirmed that workers who have been underpaid holiday pay over a period of time are not prevented from recovering underpayments...more
UK-U.S. Data Bridge Approved -
The UK has approved an extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) called the ‘UK-U.S. Data Bridge,’ which facilitates data flows from the UK to the U.S. From October 12, 2023...more
10/6/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Delaware ,
EDPS ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Framework Agreement ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
UK ,
UK GDPR ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Government scales back the proposed revocation of EU law bill and announces changes to the Working Time Regulations, TUPE and non-compete clauses -
In previous editions of the Edit we reported on the proposals in The...more
5/26/2023
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Criminal Convictions ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Disability Discrimination ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Maternity Leave ,
Mental Health ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Working Time Regulations
Montana and Tennessee on Verge of Joining Other States in Passing Comprehensive Privacy Laws -
On April 21, 2023, the state legislatures of Montana and Tennessee passed comprehensive privacy legislation bills. To become...more
5/15/2023
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
ENISA ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
Cybersecurity Alert: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Fallout -
Undoubtedly, cyber criminals are out in full force with phishing links and other scams trying to capitalize on the disruption and panic that many...more
3/17/2023
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Banking Sector ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Privacy Legislation ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Software Developers
Welcome to the fifth edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative...more
3/2/2023
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
EU ,
Filing Grievances ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Pay Rates ,
Pregnancy ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Settlement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Termination ,
UK
Welcome to the fourth edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative. In this edition we look at:...more
10/20/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
Grievance Process ,
Gross Misconduct ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Suspensions ,
Termination ,
Terms and Conditions ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Pelosi Statement Dims the Lights on ADPPA -
The prospects for the nation’s first comprehensive data privacy law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (the “ADPPA” or the “Bill”), dimmed after House Speaker Nancy...more
9/16/2022
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Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CNIL ,
Compliance ,
Cryptography ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
NIST ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Settlement ,
Surveillance ,
Third-Party ,
Trade Associations
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) on June 15, 2022 issued a final decision in a rare exercise of its authority under Article 65 GDPR to resolve cross-border disputes between different data protection supervisory...more
EU Institutions Reach Political Agreement on the Digital Services Act -
On April 23, 2022, European legislators achieved political agreement on the Digital Services Act (“DSA”). Together with the recently agreed Digital...more
5/13/2022
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Data Protection ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
E-Commerce ,
Employee Monitoring ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Goods or Services ,
Labor Reform ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Search Engines ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
With effect from 1 April 2022, the UK Government has removed the remaining domestic COVID-19 restrictions in England. As part of this, the lengthy guidance for employers, “Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)”, has...more
Welcome to the third edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative....more
In Martin v London Borough of Southwark, a teacher had raised a number of concerns with his employer that he and other teachers were working excessive hours. He brought a whistleblowing claim arguing that he had suffered a...more
Dechert's London Employment Team is pleased to present The Employment Edit, Autumn 2021 – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and...more
In this OnPoint we report on the guidance issued yesterday on working safely during COVID-19 for people who work in offices, factories, warehouses and labs, which comes into effect on 19 July 2021. Introduction - Following...more
In this OnPoint we report on the data protection implications of collecting personal data concerning employees’ vaccination status. Introduction - Employers formulating return to work plans for their employees in accordance...more
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection authority, has recently published updated guidance on an individual’s right to access their personal data. This OnPoint considers the key issues arising...more
Since 26 July and 31 July 2020, travellers returning to the UK from Spain (including the Canary and Balearic Islands) and Luxembourg respectively have been required to quarantine for 14 days. If cases of Covid-19 spike across...more
8/7/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Furloughs ,
Holidays ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Paid Leave ,
Quarantine ,
Remote Working ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour
In this OnPoint we report on the further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) issued by the Government on Friday 12 June, 2020 and the issues that employers need to consider in planning for the final...more
In this OnPoint we report on the recently announced extension of and changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) with a reminder that the last date for furloughing staff for the first time for the purposes of...more
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently issued guidance for employers on the issues they need to bear in mind when considering the introduction of testing as part of their arrangements for returning staff to the...more
5/26/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Guidance ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK ICO ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In this OnPoint, we report on the Government’s further guidance on workers’ entitlements to holiday leave and holiday pay during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
The UK Government has announced today that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”), which has so far assisted over one million businesses in the UK, will be extended by four months until the end of October 2020....more