With the potential “tendency of many to ‘overshare,’ documenting everything from their breakfast to their favorite Marvel™ villain” on social media, as recognized in at least one court opinion, perhaps unsurprisingly, some...more
12/19/2023
/ Conditional Job Offers ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Online Platforms ,
Social Media ,
State Labor Laws
The Israel-Hamas war. Antisemitism and Islamophobia. Ukraine vs. Russia. Black Lives Matter. #MeToo. Mass Shootings and “Well Regulated” vs. “Shall Not Be Infringed.” Vaccination and Mask Mandates. Politicians and Presidents....more
This week, we’re focused on how the U.S. Supreme Court’s Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) ruling could impact workplace diversity efforts:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) investment has been a strong strategy for...more
8/30/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI
The Supreme Court delivered its highly anticipated consolidated decision last week in the two affirmative action cases on its docket, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair...more
7/3/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI
Next month, New Jersey private employers will need to start informing drivers before using GPS tracking devices in the vehicles they operate. A new state law that becomes effective April 18, 2022, requires employers to...more
Employers that monitor their employees’ electronic activities should note that New York State will soon require employers to (i) provide written or electronic notice to employees upon hiring of such monitoring in the...more
As businesses find useful new ways to harness the evolving technology that captures and analyzes human biometric data, legal regulation of such technology’s usage is also developing, responding to concerns about personal...more
8/20/2021
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
New York ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
SHIELD Act ,
State and Local Government
New York attorneys could soon have to complete cybersecurity training courses to satisfy their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirement. The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) has...more
9/4/2020
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Confidential Information ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Popular ,
Professional Development ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Bar Associations ,
Training Requirements ,
Young Lawyers
It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week we’re focusing on the long-term operations plans employers are putting in place due to COVID-19, whether it is utilizing extended remote work models or training their managers on return to...more
8/12/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hackers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Phishing Scams ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Wage and Hour
Increasingly, companies are using third-party digital hiring platforms to recruit and select job applicants. These products, explicitly or implicitly, promise to reduce or eliminate the bias of hiring managers in making...more
10/17/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Retention ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Interviews ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recruitment Policies ,
State Labor Laws ,
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