Several key changes to UK employment rights will come into effect in April 2024. By way of brief summary, the key changes for employers to be aware of, and those that will require immediate attention to ensure legally compliant and
Our Investment Services team just published its March 2024 Regulatory Update, analyzing a wide selection of federal agency enforcement actions and initiatives in Q1. You can access the articles below.
On February 13, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule1 that would extend certain anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program requirements to investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and
In Johnson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, the Ninth Circuit sided with the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Adolph v. Uber Techs. Inc., 14 Cal. 5th 1104 (2023), and held that the district court was correct to send the individual
Back in July, we shared some good news out of California when a state court judge ruled that the newest regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) could not be enforced until March 2024. But last week, the agency
With the advent of messaging apps such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Signal, the ways in which employees are able to communicate and collaborate with each other are rapidly expanding. At the same time, companies have increased use of document
Seven years after the UK Supreme Court decided that the payment of fees to bring Employment Tribunal claims was unlawful and should be abolished, the Government has published a consultation paper to reintroduce fees in the Employment Tribunals (“ET”) and
On January 9, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule creating the test for independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The final rule marks the rescission of the Trump administration’s more employer-friendly rule and
On January 22, the FTC announced updated dollar thresholds triggering the bar on interlocking officers and directors under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 19. Section 8 of the Clayton Act prohibits one person from serving as
Although non-competition agreements are under ongoing attack at the federal and state levels (including being banned in California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma, among others), New York State is not yet ready to join that movement. Late last month, New
