Given the current political trifecta (where democrats control both houses of the state legislature and the governorship), paid sick leave proponents had high hopes that Virginia would follow other states’ lead and pass...more
4/9/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Essential Workers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Popular ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On June 14, 2017, Delaware Governor John Carney signed a new law to address the pay gap between men and women by prohibiting prospective employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. Delaware’s law, which...more
6/20/2017
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
With new and sophisticated schemes perpetrated by hackers and scammers, and sensitive personal information becoming increasingly accessible to numerous insiders, it is only a matter of time before most employers will be...more
4/25/2017
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
W-2
Since early 2012, 21 states have enacted some form of "password protection" law. Although these laws vary substantially by state, their common thread is the intention to restrict employers' ability to access content in...more
6/18/2015
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Legislation ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Young Lawyers
Legislation to restrict employers' access to applicants' and employees' personal online content continues its rapid expansion in 2014. Three weeks after Wisconsin became the 13th state to adopt its own social media password...more
5/14/2014
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Devices ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Privacy ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Workplace Investigations
On August 29, 2013, New Jersey became the twelfth state to enact social media password protection legislation, continuing the nationwide trend towards imposing some form of restriction on employer access to the restricted,...more
The legislative torrent has been virtually unprecedented in the area of workplace privacy. In a single season, spring 2013, seven states enacted social media password protection legislation, bringing the total number of...more