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|July 23, 2019On any given day, the manufacturing business is fraught with challenges, from supply chain issues to personnel matters, pricing strategies, competition, and customer acquisition. The last thing a company needs or wants is to be a target in the crosshairs of overseas criminals who treat the company’s operating capital as a piggy bank to be cracked open.
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|July 22, 2019It is no secret that over the past few years, political tensions have been lingering in the U.S. Employers have asked if it is legal for them to express their political beliefs at their place of business, through posters, pamphlets, and conversation. My answer: depending on where you are located, it may be legal. My advice: if you want to avoid workplace conflict, save money, and avoid liability, then avoid displays of political propaganda in the workplace.
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|July 22, 2019On July 10, 2019, the Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, signed a bill that prohibits non-competition agreements for employees who make 200% or less of the federal minimum wage, which translates to $14.50/hour.
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|July 19, 2019This month, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved an amendment to the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which significantly broadens the scope of race discrimination claims.
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|July 19, 2019New York Partner Ellen Greiper was recently appointed President of the Greater New York/Long Island chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), a organization with over 6,000 members across the country.
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|July 18, 2019Lewis Brisbois has brought on experienced transportation law attorney Katherine L. Vaughn as a partner in its Denver office. Ms. Vaughn is an experienced litigation attorney who regularly represents clients in transportation, general liability, and insurance related disputes.
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|July 18, 2019Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Christopher E. Ballod was recently quoted by Legaltech news for an article on California’s new bot law, which was passed in October 2018 and went into effect on July 1. The article, titled “With New Bot Law, California Puts Social Media Giants on Notice,” looks at what the law could mean for the major social media platforms.
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|July 18, 2019Pittsburgh Partner Lauren D. Godfrey and Associate Ashley Jessica Giannetti have contributed to an article published in the American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section’s Spring 2019 Law Journal.
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|July 17, 2019Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other emergent technologies stand to profoundly impact employers and, indeed, society itself. According to some estimates, by 2025, half of all U.S. jobs will either be automated or augmented by AI, or will have initiated steps to move in that direction. As AI becomes infused in workplaces, there is the potential for AI to re-define what “work” means. Since the “work” each of us performs helps inform the social order, AI may well be poised to transform society.
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|July 17, 2019Denver Partner Jon Olafson and Associate Kayla Dreyer, with assistance from local counsel, recently obtained a 30-day temporary restraining order (TRO) in a trade secrets matter for a client based in Minnesota.
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|July 17, 2019Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Lauren D. Godfrey has recently been re-appointed as a Vice-Chair to the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy General Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (ABA/TIPS) for the 2019-2020 bar year.
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|July 16, 2019California Labor Code section 2802 requires an employer to reimburse employees “for all necessary expenditures” incurred by them as a direct result of the discharge of their job duties.
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|July 16, 2019On February 14, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Child Victims Act (CVA), which greatly expanded the right of childhood sexual assault survivors.
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|July 16, 2019A trial team lead by Los Angeles Partners Daniel C. DeCarlo, Thomas S. Kidde and Joshua S. Hodas, Ph.D. recently won a unanimous jury verdict in a trial held in Los Angeles Federal District Court in June 2019. The case was brought under the Federal Lanham Act and included claims of false advertising.
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|July 15, 2019Dallas Partner Lindsay B. Nickle has been appointed to serve as co-chair of the Advisory Board for the 9th Annual Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference, taking place in New York City on Thursday, October 24.
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