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• Blog: Entertainment, Media & Sports
  Date: August 04, 2022 Title: Name, Image & Likeness: Back to the Legislative Starting Block?
  Summary: For the last few years, we have seen numerous bills introduced by senators and members of the House of Representatives regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. For the most part, all these bills sought to create specific rules and federal oversight in this area. However, because of the partisan nature of the bills, none of them has ever progressed beyond the introduction of the proposed bill to be considered for possible enactment....
• Blog: Labor & Employment
  Blog: Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
  Blog: Employment Advice & Counseling
  Blog: Traditional Labor
  Blog: Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Practice
  Date: July 27, 2022 Title: How Corporate Social Responsibility Can Help Reduce Liability & Five CSR Initiatives You Can Start Today
  Summary: Corporate social responsibility, or CSR, is a form of self-regulation that reflects a business' accountability and commitment to contributing to the well-being of communities and society through various environmental and social measures. What does CSR have to do with employment law? According to Deloitte’s 2021 Millennial and Gen Z Survey, everything. The study found that the modern workforce prioritizes culture, diversity, and high impact over financial benefits. ...
• Blog: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
  Date: July 27, 2022 Title: SEC Proposes Rules to Increase Reporting About Cybersecurity Incidents
  Summary: As outlined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its proposed changes to rules regarding disclosure of cybersecurity incidents, there has been a steady increase in cyberattacks, some of which have had devasting effects on businesses, consumers, and investors. The SEC proposal is premised on the belief that investors would benefit from more timely and consistent disclosure about material cybersecurity incidents and greater availability and comparability of disclosure by public companies....
• Blog: Labor & Employment
  Blog: Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
  Blog: Employment Advice & Counseling
  Date: July 26, 2022 Title: Planning for DOL’s Anticipated Regulatory Agenda: What Employers May Expect
  Summary: Over the last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has stepped up enforcement proceedings in traditional high-priority areas, including tipped employee wages, employee meal break and rest periods, and misclassification of workers as independent contractors. Now, the DOL WHD is poised to raise the compensation threshold level for white-collar exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by October 2022....
• Blog: Labor & Employment
  Date: July 22, 2022 Title: Avoiding the BBQ Pit(falls) of the Company Summer Picnic
  Summary: After two (or more) years of companies having to cancel the time-honored tradition of the company summer picnic and BBQ due to COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions, both companies and their employees are eager to get back out in the summer weather and get together for water balloon fights and three-legged races. And while such celebrations are a welcome addition to the summer schedule, employers would be wise to keep in mind the following tips to ensure a safe, fun, and low-risk (legally speaking) event....
• Blog: Entertainment, Media & Sports
  Blog: Labor & Employment
  Blog: Traditional Labor
  Blog: Appellate
  Date: July 14, 2022 Title: Sixth Circuit Partially Rejects NFL Players Association’s Preemption Argument, Allowing Some of Agent’s Claims to Proceed
  Summary: In a direct challenge to the regulatory authority that Players Associations have historically maintained over the conduct of the agents that they oversee and certify, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that three of five state law claims asserted by a certified agent against the NFL Players Association are not preempted by federal labor laws....
• Blog: Entertainment, Media & Sports
  Blog: Labor & Employment
  Blog: Immigration
  Date: July 11, 2022 Title: Name, Image, and Likeness – The Past, The Present, and The Future
  Summary: Just over a year ago, the NCAA announced that it was necessary to take “short-term action” and introduce an “interim” policy regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for student-athletes. At that time, it confirmed that it was going to continue working with Congress to develop and adopt federal legislation to support student-athletes’ use of their NIL rights and create a national standard of NIL rules....
• Blog: Labor & Employment
  Blog: Traditional Labor
  Blog: Employment Advice & Counseling
  Blog: Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
  Date: July 08, 2022 Title: Illinois to Expand Bereavement Leave in 2023
  Summary: On June 9, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed the Family Bereavement Leave Act (formerly titled the Child Bereavement Leave Act) into law. The statute will take effect on January 1, 2023, and its applicability mirrors that of the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), applying to employers (including public employers) with at least 50 employees and employees who have worked for such employers for at least 12 months and at least 1,250 hours in the preceding 12-month period....
• Blog: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
  Date: July 07, 2022 Title: Privacy Protection Patchwork, Part V: How the California Privacy Rights Act Could Impact Your Business
  Summary: The number of states enacting comprehensive privacy laws is growing, adding to the existing patchwork of privacy, security, and data breach notification laws that keep legal and compliance personnel busy. This five-part series will highlight key provisions in a few of the new comprehensive privacy laws and regulations. Each week we will examine laws in a new state and provide recommendations on what steps businesses should consider taking. In Part V, we discuss the California Privacy Rights Act....
• Blog: Entertainment, Media & Sports
  Blog: Labor & Employment
  Date: July 07, 2022 Title: Department of Education’s New Proposed Regulations Coincide with 50th Anniversary of Title IX
  Summary: The U.S. Department of Education released its long-awaited proposed amendments to the regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The Department has stated that the intent of the proposed amendments is to “restore crucial protections for students who are victims of sexual harassment, assault, and sex-based discrimination” that were weakened by previous regulatory changes....