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New York Paid Family Leave Benefits and Employee Contributions Set to Increase January 1, 2020

USA - October 3 2019 As we enter the last quarter of 2019 and the business community begins to plan ahead for 2020, New York employers should be aware of the changes…

New York’s New Child Victims Act Expands Opportunity for Filing Abuse Claims and The Path for Victims’ Justice

USA - August 20 2019 This week, a one-year “revival” period of statute of limitations began for individuals who assert civil claims of child abuse to file claims against…

New York Joins the Wave of States Requiring Businesses to Adopt Reasonable Cybersecurity Safeguards to Protect Private Information

USA - August 5 2019 New York is the latest state to adopt a law that requires businesses that collect private information on its residents to implement reasonable…

Are Your AI Selection Tools Validated? OFCCP Provides Guidance for Validation of AI-Based Algorithms

USA - July 31 2019 We have long counseled employers using or contemplating using artificial intelligence (“AI”) algorithms in their employee selection processes to…

Proposed Amendment to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Reaffirms Employer Notice Requirement and Employee Private Right of Action for Failure to Implement Cybersecurity Safeguards to Take Effect January 1, 2020

USA - July 23 2019 The recently proposed amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) should be a wake up call to those employers who are not already…

Companies Using Video Interviewing Beware: New Obligations for Positions Based in Illinois

USA - June 11 2019 Increasingly companies are using third-party digital hiring platforms to recruit and select job applicants. These products, explicitly or implicitly…

Private Equity Firm Uses AI Instead of Employees to Source Deals

USA - June 4 2019 A recent WSJ article about a private equity firm using AI to source investment opportunities by Laura Cooper presages a larger challenge facing…

Recent Indictment of Anthem Hackers Serves as a Reminder of the Importance of Rigorous Workforce Cybersecurity Training, Incident Response Plans and Formalized Security Programs

USA - June 3 2019 On May 9, 2019, the United States Department of Justice announced the indictment of two Chinese Nationals as members of a sophisticated hacking group…

WA Governor Signs Salary History Ban - Effective 7/28/19

USA - May 21 2019 As we wrote last month, the state of Washington passed legislation barring most inquiries into salary history by employers, as well as requiring…

New Jersey Issues Updated Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance Act Posters

USA - May 14 2019 On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A 3975 (“the Law”), which significantly expanded the State’s the Family Leave…