For over 20 years, financial institutions have been subject to requirements on consumer privacy. While the enacted version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) recognized the comprehensive federal privacy regime to which financial...
COVID-19 has moved much of the workforce from physical offices to a work-from-home world, and accelerated the adoption of collaborative business communication platforms such as Slack, Teams, and others. This presents increased potential for...
States and localities across the country are continuing to respond as quickly and effectively as possible to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. These responses include guidance for taxpayers on numerous topics, such as providing tax relief through...
There has been a lot of discussion around In-Place Preservation (IPP) over the past few years, but many in the legal industry are still unsure of its potential for eDiscovery, data privacy, and compliance. A good first step is to define what we mean...
In 2014, the State of Ohio had the foresight to pass a captive insurance bill (H.B. 117). While captive insurance companies were allowed to operate in Ohio, captive domestics were prohibited in the Buckeye State. At the time, the bill was intended to...
Often a technology follower company is trying to make a similar product to one in the market, but may not have the budget for a full Freedom to Operate review. However, potential IP litigation risk could be significant to the technology follower...
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Massachusetts Legislature is currently considering expanding the Commonwealth’s earned sick time law to provide paid sick time to employees who need to take time off from work for certain reasons related to a public health...
On June 3, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2020-24 providing temporary relief from the physical presence requirement for participant elections that are required to be witnessed by a plan representative or a notary public, including...
Overruling a controversial 2014 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision, the NLRB has adopted a new test for determining whether it will exercise jurisdiction over religious institutions. Bethany College, 369 NLRB No. 98 (June 10, 2020),...
Exactly which consumer rights need to be explained in a privacy notice? The California Attorney General recently addressed this question in responding to comments to final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations......
