The organizers of the French Open have adopted a unique approach to protect the competing athletes from cyberbullying and harassment – and the steps they take could teach employers some lessons on how to combat cyberbullying...more
Employers should review their non-compete agreements now that the NLRB General Counsel announced that many of them violate federal labor law – regardless of whether you have a unionized workforce. General Counsel Jennifer...more
Minnesota is poised to become the fourth state – together with California, North Dakota, and Oklahoma – to enact a near-total ban on the use of non-compete restrictive covenants. The Minnesota legislature passed an omnibus...more
Florida is expected to be the tenth state to pass comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The Florida Digital Bill of Rights was approved by the state legislature earlier this month and is expected to soon be signed by...more
5/15/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Florida ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Smart Devices ,
State Privacy Laws
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...more
5/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mental Health ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS
Last week, Montana and Tennessee became the eighth and ninth states to pass comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The bills were approved by the respective legislatures and are expected to soon be signed by governors of...more
Each week, FP Weekly members receive a practical and cutting-edge checklist of issues to consider, action steps to take, and goals to accomplish to ensure you remain on the top of your game when it comes to workplace...more
When the federal government proposed a rule that would ban most non-competition agreements, many employers lined up with questions and concerns about the scope of the proposal and what it might mean for their day-to-day...more
It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all, at the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. None of us had heard the phrase “the...more
1/3/2023
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Privacy Laws ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
A recent blog post by the leader of a cybersecurity platform provides a suggestion as to how gig economy companies can protect all the sensitive data they accumulate – and we can add a few more items to that checklist. Arti...more
It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all:
- At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19.
- None of us had heard the phrase...more
11/1/2022
/ Affirmative Action ,
Background Checks ,
Blockchain ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Relations ,
Leave of Absence ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
After passing some of the nation’s strictest regulations on employer use of non-compete agreements, the D.C. Council has backtracked on some of the law’s most controversial provisions. Employers who rely on non-competes may...more
After a stalemate over federal consumer privacy legislation in the past few years, a draft bill was released on June 3 that signals a major step towards bipartisan support for federal consumer privacy legislation. The...more
6/14/2022
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
Have you received a text from a random number in the last few days? Perhaps the text looks quite obviously suspicious, but it could pass as legitimate – especially if you are distracted or multitasking while scrolling through...more
Welcome to FP Forecast, a monthly outlook featuring Fisher Phillips thought leaders providing their insights into what employers can expect in 2022 and beyond. By following along each month, you’ll be in the best position to...more
3/16/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Relations ,
Mental Health ,
Metaverse ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Ransomware ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Trade Secrets ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Virtual Meetings
The Washington, D.C. Council just passed an emergency resolution that would postpone the applicability date of Washington, D.C.’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 – one of the nation’s most restrictive...more
As 2021 comes to a close, this article recounts some of the biggest trends in data privacy and cybersecurity from the past year and looks ahead at what we anticipate will come to workplaces in 2022. Employers across the...more
12/29/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Biometric Information ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware
Federal officials have recently warned employers and businesses that they could have insult added to injury if they respond to cyberattacks by making ransomware payments – increasingly requested through cryptocurrency – as...more
10/29/2021
/ Bad Actors ,
Best Practices ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Ransomware ,
Sanctions
As vaccine mandates increase, employers may face yet another headache in the continuing stream of pandemic-related concerns: employees presenting fake cards when asked to establish proof of vaccination. What can you do if you...more
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just signed into law one of the most restrictive pieces of legislation in the nation relating to employers’ use of non-compete agreements to prevent employees from working for competitors....more
1/13/2021
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mayor Bowser ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Offer Letters ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants
It appears to be official: unless the election results can be overturned in several states, Joe Biden will soon be our nation’s 46th president. Now the work begins to forecast what the next four years will bring. We’ve spent...more
11/9/2020
/ Affirmative Action ,
Biden Administration ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Political Campaigns ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have deserted the physical workplace. Modern technology and remote access capabilities have made it possible to transform almost any job to a telework position. As...more
10/7/2020
/ Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) ,
Confidential Information ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Training ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Remote Working ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Sensitive Personal Information
As states begin to reopen and businesses that were shuttered for some time plan for a return to work, many employers are faced with the challenge of determining how best to create a safe work environment for employees. In...more
6/2/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Wearable Technology ,
Workplace Safety
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many employers now operating remotely to conduct meetings via video conference – which has created a whole new set of various privacy and cybersecurity concerns. While these remote work tools...more
4/27/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Encryption ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
Videoconference ,
Zoom®
Due to some last-minute bargaining between state lawmakers and proponents of a controversial data privacy initiative, California businesses will soon need to prepare to comply with a new state measure designed to protect...more
6/29/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Attorney General ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Encryption ,
Minors ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right To Cure ,
Right to Delete