31 Oct, 2023 New Directive for Product Liability Gains EU Committee Approval By Michael Zogby Kaitlyn Stone Veronica Kampf A joint Committee of the European Parliament voted on Oct. 9 to approve a new amendment proposed by the European Union to update its...
31 Oct, 2023 U.S. AI Executive Order: Decoding Implications and Key Takeaways By Brian McGinnis In a significant move, President Joe Biden signed an expansive executive order on Oct. 30 addressing the challenges presented by the...
27 Oct, 2023 AHLA Podcast: Anthony Burba Speaks on Clinical Decision Support Tools By Anthony Burba It was an honor to speak with Gail Javitt, director, Hyman Phelps & McNamara PC, on this interesting topic for an American Health Law...
27 Oct, 2023 NLRB Reverts (Again) to Broader Joint-Employer Standard By David Pryzbylski The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) often changes its stances on certain issues when there is a change in administration. One of...
27 Oct, 2023 The Pay State: Massachusetts Set to Join Hawaii, Illinois in Adopting Pay Transparency Requirements this Year By Aaron Vance Pay transparency laws remain a hot trend across the United States with more and more states taking up legislation requiring employers to...
25 Oct, 2023 EEOC Discrimination Lawsuits On the Rise By Mitchell Berry The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed over 50 percent more discrimination lawsuits this year than it did in fiscal...
24 Oct, 2023 HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Resource for Providers to Educate Patients about Telehealth and Requirements Under HIPAA By Mary Elizabeth Ford Stacy Cook The HHS OCR Newsletter announced that the Office for Civil Rights has released a HIPAA resource document for healthcare providers on...
24 Oct, 2023 Navigating SB 497: California’s 90-Day Rebuttable Presumption For Workplace Retaliation By Barnes & Thornburg Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Senate Bill 497, known as the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act, amends California Labor Code...
23 Oct, 2023 California Senate Bill 365 Another Barrier to Arbitration in the Golden State By Mark Wallin Among the flurry of new laws in California, employers take notice: Last week the state put up yet another barrier to arbitration. Gov....
20 Oct, 2023 California Employers Watch Closely as Kaiser Permanente Navigates Proposed Labor Deal Linking Bonuses to Patient Care By Barnes & Thornburg In a noteworthy development following a three-day strike, Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions reached a tentative agreement that...
20 Oct, 2023 If It Can Connect to the Internet...It Can Be Hacked By Brian McGinnis Genetic testing service 23andMe has revealed the unauthorized access of nearly 1 million user's genetic testing information in a hack...
20 Oct, 2023 European Union Moves Toward AI Regulation By Michael Zogby Bryan Castro The European Union has made significant progress in moving toward passage of the Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act). The EU AI Act...
20 Oct, 2023 New California Law Regarding Violence Prevention in Workplace Is First of Its Kind By Caroline Dickey The State of California leads the way in implementing novel employment laws, and the new law regarding workplace violence prevention is...
18 Oct, 2023 DOJ Doubles Down on the Compensation-Compliance Connection By Thomas Petersen In two recent speeches, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) expressed its commitment to a recently announced two-part pilot program...
18 Oct, 2023 More Changes to Workplace Pregnancy Policies By Emily Lodge Proposed EEOC guidance published earlier this month provides insight into what will be yet another pregnancy focused policy for the...
18 Oct, 2023 Union Charge and Election Petition Filings Continue to Climb By David Pryzbylski Unions continue to dominate headlines, as the UAW strike persists and the union saga at Starbucks continues to unfold. Perhaps...