In this month’s edition, we examine California’s new regulations enhancing opt-out rights in the California Consumer Privacy Act and the state's selections for the California Privacy Protection Agency’s inaugural board. We...more
4/2/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
FDCPA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TCPA
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the New York Department of Financial Services' issuance of the first-ever cyber insurance risk guidance framework, the Eleventh Circuit's ruling...more
As the dust settles on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), EU and UK employers and their advisers should carefully consider provisions relating to worker mobility and the potential for future changes to EU-derived...more
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including considerations for employers requiring staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the delayed rollout...more
2/22/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Compensation ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
International Tax Issues ,
National Insurance Contributions ,
Personal Services ,
Popular ,
UK
In a tumultuous year, one of the key clear messages to emerge from 2020 was that environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are here to stay. As mentioned in our 31 July 2020 article “ESG in 2020: A Half-Year...more
2/9/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Debt Market ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Green Bonds ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
In this month's edition, we examine the European Commission's Digital Services Act and its potential regulatory impact, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's draft guidance on internet-of-things devices'...more
2/4/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Digital Services ,
Draft Guidance ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy
In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the passage of the ballot initiative that enacts the California Privacy Rights Act, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office’s final guidance on data...more
12/2/2020
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
In this issue, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including an HMRC bulletin confirming protections for participation in certain tax-advantaged share schemes amid the pandemic, a...more
11/20/2020
/ Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Monitoring ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
HMRC ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Joint Statements ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the U.S. Treasury's advisories regarding the role of financial intermediaries in ransomware payments, a ruling by the Israeli data protection authority...more
11/3/2020
/ British Airways ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
International Data Transfers ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
State Attorneys General ,
Surveillance
Investors have historically overlooked social factors amid a focus on the environmental and governance counterparts as they assess the merit of an investment. This may have been due in part to the difficulty in quantifying...more
10/31/2020
/ Black Lives Matter ,
Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Incentive Awards ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investors ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Supply Chain ,
UK ,
United States ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Conditions ,
Workplace Safety
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more
10/16/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Amended Rules ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Bias ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Earned Sick and Safe Time Act ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Germany ,
Governor Newsom ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
LPTA ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
Mileage Reimbursement ,
New Rules ,
New York ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Remote Working ,
Ridesharing ,
Safe Time ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In this month's edition, we examine the Swiss data protection authority's comments on the validity of its data-sharing framework with the U.S., as well as the European Data Protection Board's guidance on joint controllers and...more
10/10/2020
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Joint Control ,
Metadata ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
New Guidance ,
Outer Space ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Media ,
Swiss Privacy Shield ,
Trump Administration
The persisting risk of COVID-19 means that, even as offices reopen, many white collar workers will, by choice or necessity, continue to work from the safety of the home for part or all of the working week. ...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the National Institute of Standards and Technology's four principles of the "explainability" of artificial intelligence and the U.K. Information...more
9/1/2020
/ Anti-Drone Technology ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drones ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
International Data Transfers ,
NIST ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
UK ,
UK ICO
In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more
8/6/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Connected Cars ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Negligence ,
NYDFS ,
Online Platforms ,
P2B ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Security Breach ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
United Nations
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues related to COVID-19 as well as two seminal U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and clarify the...more
7/20/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Age Discrimination ,
Appeals ,
Ballots ,
Business Closures ,
CARES Act ,
Certification Requirements ,
City of Los Angeles ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Emergency Orders ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Foreign Workers ,
France ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
LGBTQ ,
Local Ordinance ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Posting Requirements ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Right of Recall ,
San Francisco ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Compensation System ,
Unlimited Benefits ,
Vacation Pay ,
Vicarious Liability
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the California attorney general's final regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act and a ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals involving...more
7/6/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Seventh Circuit's ruling finding standing for an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claim, the European Data Protection Board's updated...more
6/1/2020
/ Appeals ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Blocked Mergers ,
Bulk Electric System ,
Business Interruption ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
National Security ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Remote Working ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration
On 11 May 2020, the UK government published its COVID-19 Recovery Plan that sets out its proposal to exit the COVID-19 lockdown. Under the Recovery Plan, employees who can work from home should continue to do so, however...more
5/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Duty of Care ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Furloughs ,
Government Lockdown ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Preexisting Conditions ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sick Employees ,
Social Distancing ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Washington state's new facial recognition law, the U.K. Supreme Court's ruling that an employer is not liable for a data breach caused by a disgruntled...more
5/3/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Draft Guidance ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equifax ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FSB ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Guidance ,
NYDFS ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Settlement ,
UK Supreme Court
The U.K. government has announced a series of measures intended to support businesses impacted by coronavirus/COVID-19, including suspension of the wrongful trading regime, a job-retention scheme and a temporary ban on the...more
The COVID-19 crisis has led to much uncertainty regarding continuing pay for employees who are unable to work from home, as well as overall job security, in the face of employers’ financial uncertainty....more
3/26/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Government Lockdown ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Layoffs ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Extensions ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waivers
In this edition of our UK Employment Flash, we examine tribunal rulings on whether covert recordings constitute misconduct and whether ethical veganism is a "philosophical belief." We also look at guidance for U.K. employers...more
3/19/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
IR35 ,
Secret Recordings ,
UK ,
Veganism
In this month's edition, we examine the California attorney general's proposed modified regulations under the CCPA, the Treasury Department's new CFIUS regulations, and the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and...more
3/3/2020
/ BPCIA ,
Business Losses ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CFIUS ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Foreign Investment ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standing ,
State Privacy Laws ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ICO
This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent NLRB activity, including its decision (overruling an Obama-era decision) regarding confidentiality rules for employees during ongoing workplace investigations. We also discuss...more
2/14/2020
/ Arbitral Deference ,
Arbitration ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Dynamex ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equality Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Form I-9 ,
France ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
H-1B ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Internal Investigations ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Applicants ,
Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Rates ,
Recreational Use ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Severance Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Title VII ,
UK ,
Union Elections ,
Veganism ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Investigations