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Fed Gov’t Ends Mandatory Arbitration, Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims
Federal Government Ends Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual
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New York State Ends Designation of COVID-19 Under the NY HERO Act
New York State Ends Designation of COVID-19 as a Serious Airborne Infectious Disease Under the NY HERO Act On March 17, 2022, New York State ended the designation of COVID-19
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Navigating Escalating Russia Sanctions
Navigating Escalating Russia Sanctions American businesses—exporters, manufacturers, financial institutions—and their customers and partners abroad may be feeling a sense of whiplash from the past few days of regulatory developments tied
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SEC Proposed Rules Target Advisers to Private Funds
SEC Proposed Rules Target Advisers to Private Funds The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules that target advisers to private funds. Among other changes, the rules
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New York State Department of Labor Issues Whistleblower Law Notice
New York State Department of Labor Issues Whistleblower Law Notice We recently reported in “New York State Expands Workplace Whistleblower Protections” that Section 740 of the New York Labor Law was
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New York State Employers Freed From Mask Mandate
New York State Employers Freed From Mask Mandate On February 10, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul lifted the statewide indoor mask-or-vaccine mandate that had been in effect since
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Austrian Data Protection Authority Finds Google Analytics Violates GDPR
Austrian Data Protection Authority Finds Website Use of Google Analytics Violates GDPR On December 22, 2021, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) found that medical news company, NetDoktor, violated Europe’s
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U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccinate-or-Test Rule
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccinate-or-Test Rule On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination
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NYS Dept of Labor, Proposed Workplace Safety Committee Rule
New York State Department of Labor Issues Proposed Workplace Safety Committee Rule On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule regarding the
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New York State Department of Labor Adopts Sick Leave Law Regulations
New York State Department of Labor Adopts Sick Leave Law Regulations On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) issued final regulations (“Regulations”) regarding the New
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