ia Annual California Legislative Employment Law Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:04:42 +0000 Full Article
ia Wage and Hour Compliance By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:21:30 +0000 Full Article
ia Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege Issues When Conducting Internal Investigations and Audits By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:45:38 +0000 Full Article
ia California Restricts Employer’s Ability to Make Decisions Based on an Individual’s Criminal History By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:37:12 +0000 Full Article
ia Risks in Internal Audits of Compliance Policies By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:59:48 +0000 In this edition of his Employment Issues column, Philip Berkowitz writes that if you are internal counsel or a human resources executive, your compliance department may want to review not only policies, but also backup data. By Philip Berkowitz | July 7, 2021 Full Article
ia Labor of Law: Should Employers Be Liable When Their AI Tools Break the Law? By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:42:23 +0000 Jim Paretti weighs in on the many legal questions raised by a new law in New York City that will ban employers from using AI tools in hiring unless they're annually audited. Law.com View (Subscription required.) Full Article
ia NYC Pushes Back AI Bias Law's Effective Date To April By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:27:42 +0000 New York is postponing its AI bias law’s effective date, and Eli Freedberg says there really was no way that companies could have gotten compliant in time because of all the uncertainty still surrounding the law. Law360 Employment Authority View (Subscription required.) Full Article
ia Federal regulators urge HR to perform AI bias audits By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 25 May 2023 17:13:11 +0000 Jim Paretti offers advice on the EEOC's latest warning about AI bias in hiring, which may prompt employers to conduct AI audits, either done internally or with independent third parties. TechTarget View Full Article
ia European Employers Navigate New Pressures Around Flexible Work Models, AI Adoption and Divisive Social Issues, Littler Survey Finds By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:37:29 +0000 (November 8, 2023) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, has released its sixth annual European Employer Survey Report. Based on responses from 780 human resources (HR) executives, in-house lawyers and business leaders from across Europe, the report explores the myriad ways in which employers are responding to changes in workplace management, policy and culture. Full Article
ia Littler Attorneys Named in 2024 Best Lawyers™ for Colombia, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Spain By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:18:29 +0000 (November 16, 2023) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that attorneys in its Colombia, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Spain offices have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers®. The individual attorneys that were recognized include the following: Full Article
ia Felicia Watson Joins Littler as Senior Counsel in Washington, D.C. By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:53:19 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 29, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Felicia Watson as senior counsel in its Washington, D.C., office. Watson joins from the National Association of Home Builders, where she served as assistant vice president of construction liability and research. Full Article
ia Littler Associate N. Brenda Adimora Selected as Texas Bar Fellow By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:35:47 +0000 HOUSTON (April 2, 2024) – N. Brenda Adimora, an associate in the Houston office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been selected as a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected based on outstanding contributions to the legal profession as well as a commitment to their Texas communities. Full Article
ia Special Counsel Elizabeth Sitgreaves Joins Littler in Growing Nashville Office By www.littler.com Published On :: Sat, 06 Apr 2024 02:54:24 +0000 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Elizabeth Sitgreaves as special counsel in its Nashville office. Sitgreaves joins from The Law Offices of John Day, P.C. and brings over 15 years of litigation experience. Full Article
ia The National Association of State Chambers and Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Form Coalition and Support Workforce Development Legislation By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:43:22 +0000 In a letter sent to Congress today, the Coalition expresses support for legislation that would modernize America’s workforce development and education system Full Article
ia Littler Welcomes Back Shannon Huygens as Special Counsel in Pittsburgh By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:28:25 +0000 PITTSBURGH (April 15, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Shannon Huygens as special counsel in its Pittsburgh office. Huygens, who was an associate at Littler from 2004 to 2013, rejoins the firm after serving as associate general counsel at the University of Pittsburgh for more than a decade. Full Article
ia Littler’s D. Porpoise Evans Appointed as Office Managing Shareholder in Miami By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2024 13:13:16 +0000 MIAMI (May 8, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed D. Porpoise Evans as office managing shareholder (OMS) of the firm’s Miami office. Evans succeeds Lori Brown, who will fully shift her role to focus on her firmwide management and operational responsibilities. Full Article
ia Briana Swift Joins as a Shareholder in Littler’s Seattle Office By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2024 14:28:44 +0000 SEATTLE (May 28, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Briana M. Swift as a shareholder in its Seattle office. She joins the firm from K&L Gates and focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation. Swift is the sixth attorney to join Littler at the shareholder level since the beginning of April. Full Article
ia Littler Continues Robust Canadian Expansion with Five New Additions to Toronto Office By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:38:05 +0000 New Additions Follow Arrival of Three Partners in Recent Months Full Article
ia Littler’s Michael Paglialonga Testifies Before New York City Council on Safe Hotels Act Flaws By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:49:17 +0000 NEW YORK (October 9, 2024) – Littler attorney Michael Paglialonga testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection today on behalf of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute® (WPI®), the firm’s government relations and public policy arm. Full Article
ia Write it down: California's Freelance Worker Protection Act imposes new requirements for engaging independent contractors By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:34:54 +0000 Joy C. Rosenquist, Rick Reyes and Blair C. Senesi examine California’s new Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA), which aims to provide greater protections to freelance workers. Wolters Kluwer View (Subscription required) Full Article
ia Missouri Appears to Have Approved Paid Sick and Safe Time Ballot Measure as Rumors of Potential Challenge Circulate By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:31:36 +0000 New statewide paid sick and safe time law would take effect on May 1, 2025. Law would allow employers to limit annual use to either 40 or 56 hours, limit carryover to 80 hours, but is silent on accrual caps. Notice obligations would begin before law takes effect. Full Article
ia New amendments to California bill clarify scope of prohibition on junk fees for restaurant industry By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 23:43:48 +0000 Stacey James and Jamie L. Santos discuss a California amendment that seeks to allow restaurants to support higher wages and benefits while clearly disclosing service fees to consumers upfront. Wolters Kluwer View (Subscription required) Full Article
ia Artificial intelligence risks dominate Davos discussions By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:40:51 +0000 Deborah Margolis, Jan-Ove Becker and Stephan Swinkels discuss AI’s impact on the global economy and the workforce. International Employment Lawyer View (Subscription required.) Full Article
ia Australia Aims to Give Employees the Right to Disconnect By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:23:50 +0000 Australia’s Senate on Thursday, February 8, 2024, passed a bill that would prevent an employer from contacting employees outside of work hours. The bill gives the employee the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer outside of the employee’s working hours without fear of being penalized, unless the employee’s refusal is unreasonable. Full Article
ia Time for Employers to Complete California Privacy Rights Act Compliance as Court of Appeal Lifts Injunction on Enforcement By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:58:41 +0000 The California Court of Appeal’s decision on February 9, 2024 immediately restores the California Privacy Protection Agency’s enforcement power. The decision impacts finalized regulations – which are no longer subject to enforcement delay. Upcoming and pending regulations are unlikely to face enforcement delay once finalized. Full Article
ia Developing a Global Data Protection Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:53:46 +0000 Despite the broad range of artificial intelligence technologies and the flurry of new laws regulating them, virtually all laws regulating how these technologies process data follow the same basic framework. This means employers can follow a relatively straightforward checklist around the world to work through the major data protection issues. This Insight walks through the checklist and identifies significant variations between regions and countries. Full Article
ia China’s New Cross-Border Data Transfer Rules Substantially Reduce Compliance Burdens for Multinational Employers By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:33:12 +0000 Multinational employers operating in China have been waiting since September 2023 for the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to finalize proposed revisions to its complex and burdensome rules for cross-border data transfers. Relief arrived on March 22, 2024, when the CAC published the “Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows” (the “Approved Provisions”), which went into effect on the same day. Full Article
ia California’s SB 1047 establishes stringent requirements for large-scale AI models By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:08:24 +0000 Niloy Ray and Alice H. Wang say California’s Senate Bill 1047 represents another significant step forward in the state’s wide-ranging efforts to regulate the development and use of AI. Daily Journal View (Subscription required) Full Article
ia Colorado’s Landmark AI Legislation Would Create Significant Compliance Burden for Employers Using AI Tools By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2024 21:09:22 +0000 UPDATE: On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 24-205 into law, although not without reservations. Governor Polis sent a letter to the members of the Colorado General Assembly encouraging them to reconsider and amend aspects of Senate Bill 24-205 before it takes effect on February 1, 2026. Full Article
ia Canada: SCC Decision Offers Potential Insight into Privacy Rights for Private-Sector Employees By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:55:42 +0000 In a significant decision focused on public employers, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently held that Ontario public school boards are “government” and, as such, they are subject to the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter), and their teachers are protected from unreasonable search and seizure in their places of employment. In York Region District School Board v. Full Article
ia Politics in the Workplace and the Risks of Social Media By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:26:49 +0000 How employers address employees’ use of social media as a forum to engage on political issues entails a range of considerations. Social media’s potential to reach an outsized audience compared to traditional venues for political discourse may increase the negative effects of controversial political speech in the workplace. Full Article
ia The Risks Of Employee Political Discourse On Social Media By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:15:02 +0000 Bradford Kelley and James McGehee discuss the potential risks for employers when employees use social media for political purposes. Law360 View (Subscription required) Full Article
ia Important Changes for Businesses in Australia – What Employers Should Know By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:43:21 +0000 Several new employment law changes in Australia have or will soon become enforceable. Employers may need to review and revise their policies and procedures governing wage theft, the right to disconnect, shut-down notices, privacy, sexual harassment, and independent contractors. Full Article
ia How A California Intersectionality Law Might Boost Equal Pay By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:17:42 +0000 Joy Rosenquist says a new law enshrining the principle of intersectionality in California’s anti-discrimination statutes will have a substantial impact on equal pay litigation. Law360 Employment Authority View (Subscription required) Full Article
ia How The Presidential Election Will Affect Workplace AI Regs By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:51:06 +0000 Bradford Kelley, Jim Paretti and Eduardo Reyes Chavez say a new administration could lead to changes in AI compliance requirements for employers nationwide. Law360 View (Subscription required) Full Article
ia ETSI Licensed Shared Access specifications for a trial in Portugal to support 5G deployment By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:06:52 GMT ETSI Licensed Shared Access specifications for a trial in Portugal to support 5G deployment Sophia Antipolis, 27 March 2019 Spectrum usage in the mid-term will tend to focus more on spectrum sharing among the various radiocommunications systems, as a principle rather than as an exception and technological and regulatory solutions need to be found that allow for this implementation. With 5G coming soon, Licensed Shared Access (LSA) gives carriers new spectrum capabilities in the absence of incumbent. Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI Artificial Intelligence Summit puts things into perspective By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:07:41 GMT ETSI Artificial Intelligence Summit puts things into perspective Sophia Antipolis, 5 April 2019 Luis Jorge Romero, the ETSI Director-General, opened the day’s proceedings by recognizing the quantity of “natural intelligence” attending the ETSI summit on AI. Dirk Weiler, the ETSI Board Chair, launched the debate by asking the provocative question to the audience: “does AI really need standardization?”. Read More... Full Article
ia Developers at MEC Hackathons endorsed by ETSI challenged to trial edge computing for 5G in UK and China By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:02:27 GMT Developers at MEC Hackathons endorsed by ETSI challenged to trial edge computing for 5G in UK and China Sophia Antipolis, 27 September 2019 The successful second edition of the MEC Hackathons endorsed by ETSI recently ended in two different parts of the world simultaneously on 17-18 September in London (UK) and Shenzhen (China). Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI launches specification group on Securing Artificial Intelligence By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:32:32 GMT ETSI launches specification group on Securing Artificial Intelligence Sophia Antipolis, 2 October 2019 ETSI is pleased to announce the creation of a new Industry Specification Group on Securing Artificial Intelligence (ISG SAI). The group will develop technical specifications to mitigate threats arising from the deployment of AI throughout multiple ICT-related industries. This includes threats to artificial intelligence systems from both conventional sources and other AIs. Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI's Securing Artificial Intelligence group appoints Chair and Vice Chairs By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:46:21 GMT ETSI's Securing Artificial Intelligence group appoints Chair and Vice Chairs Sophia Antipolis, 27 January 2020 ETSI's new Industry Specification Group on Securing Artificial Intelligence (ISG SAI) met last week for its second meeting and appointed Alex Leadbeater (BT) as its Chair. Dr Kate Reed (NCSC) was appointed as First Vice Chair and Tieyan Li (Huawei) was appointed as Second Vice Chair. This second meeting, after the launch of the group last October, was also the place to discuss work priorities. Read More... Full Article
ia Artificial Intelligence for networks: understanding it through ETSI ENI use cases and architecture By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:15:31 GMT Artificial Intelligence for networks: understanding it through ETSI ENI use cases and architecture Sophia Antipolis, 20 April 2020 On 17 April, ETSI officials from the Experiential Network Intelligence group (ISG ENI) gave a webinar entitled Artificial Intelligence for networks: understanding it through ETSI ENI use cases. This webinar attracted more than 150 online attendees including operators, vendors, research institutions, and international standards development organizations. Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI’s new group on COVID-19 tracing apps interoperability moving fast: officials elected and work programme set up By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:21:59 GMT ETSI’s new group on COVID-19 tracing apps interoperability moving fast: officials elected and work programme set up Sophia Antipolis, 11 June 2020 The ETSI E4P group, “Europe for Privacy-Preserving Pandemic Protection”, launched a month ago has already held two meetings. The work of ISG E4P aims to facilitate the development of backward-compatible and interoperable proximity tracing applications to be used to combat pandemics by helping to break viral transmission chains. Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI issues New White Paper on Artificial Intelligence By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:22:21 GMT ETSI issues New White Paper on Artificial Intelligence Sophia Antipolis, 29 June 2020 ETSI is pleased to unveil a new White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI). This White Paper explores key issues of AI that present both huge opportunities and new challenges for information and communication technologies (ICT). This ETSI White Paper surveys the many technical activities in ETSI that consider AI. They include 5G systems, network optimization, privacy/security, data management, semantic interoperability and testing across all areas. Each area is considering the use of aspects of AI, including Health and Human Factors scenarios. Key references from other bodies are included for global context. Read More... Full Article
ia Fighting pandemic: special edition of Enjoy! now available By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:05:19 GMT Fighting pandemic: special edition of Enjoy! now available Sophia Antipolis, 7 July 2020 ETSI is pleased to unveil a special edition of its magazine Enjoy! As a global pandemic hit the world at all levels, people and companies had to cope with this crisis each in their own way. Through a variety of interviews and articles, this new issue reflects the challenges and perspectives of our international members. Read More... Full Article
ia World Standards Day 2020: STANDARDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT THE PLANET By www.etsi.org Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2022 07:26:49 GMT World Standards Day 2020: STANDARDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT THE PLANET On 14 October 2020, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, the three official European Standardization Organizations, join the international standardization community in celebrating World Standards Day. By focusing on the environment, this year’s edition aims to raise awareness on the potential of standards to help tackle the climate crisis. Read More... Full Article
ia oneM2M standard has been selected as a national standard in India By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:27:30 GMT oneM2M standard has been selected as a national standard in India Sophia Antipolis, France, 27 October 2020 oneM2M, the global standards initiative for M2M and IoT technologies of which ETSI is a founding member, is thrilled to announce that its standard has been adopted at a national level in India to develop the 100 smart cities plan of the country. Read More... Full Article
ia Developers at MEC Hackathon challenged to trial edge computing for 5G at the Droidcon virtual event By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:27:57 GMT Developers at MEC Hackathon challenged to trial edge computing for 5G at the Droidcon virtual event Sophia Antipolis, 10 December 2020 The successful last edition of MEC Hackathons endorsed by ETSI took place on 25 to 26 November and was hosted by Droidcon Italy 2020 as a fully virtual event. The competition was open for developers to test their applications with ETSI MEC APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) in a variety of use cases. The organizing committee received a total of 14 submissions, including several topics, from Augmented Reality for Construction Sector, to consumer, media and entertainment application, to automotive services. Admitted teams were offered remote access to MEC servers and software platforms to develop mobile applications for advanced services in MEC-enabled 5G networks, using ETSI MEC technologies. They were also required to onboard their applications in real-life MEC systems and connect with the MEC APIs to receive simulated in-network data. Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI Report Paves the Way for First World Standards in Securing Artificial Intelligence By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:32:02 GMT ETSI Report Paves the Way for First World Standards in Securing Artificial Intelligence Sophia Antipolis, 19 January 2021 The ETSI Securing Artificial Intelligence Industry Specification Group (SAI ISG) last month released its first Group Report, ETSI GR SAI 004, which gives an overview of the problem statement regarding the securing of AI. ETSI SAI is the first standardization initiative dedicated to securing AI. The Report describes the problem of securing AI-based systems and solutions, with a focus on machine learning, and the challenges relating to confidentiality, integrity and availability at each stage of the machine learning lifecycle. It also points out some of the broader challenges of AI systems including bias, ethics and ability to be explained. A number of different attack vectors are outlined, as well as several cases of real-world use and attacks. Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI releases Mitigation Strategy Report on Securing Artificial Intelligence By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 18 May 2021 06:40:45 GMT ETSI releases Mitigation Strategy Report on Securing Artificial Intelligence Sophia Antipolis, 18 May 2021 ETSI has recently released ETSI GR SAI 005, a report which summarizes and analyses existing and potential mitigation against threats for AI-based systems. Setting a baseline for a common understanding of relevant AI cyber security threats and mitigations will be key for widespread deployment and acceptance of AI systems and applications. This report sheds light on the available methods for securing AI-based systems by mitigating known or potential security threats identified in the recent ENISA threat landscape publication and ETSI GR SAI 004 Problem Statement Report. It also addresses security capabilities, challenges, and limitations when adopting mitigation for AI-based systems in certain potential use cases. Read More... Full Article
ia ETSI releases a White Paper on MEC security, first initiative in this domain By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:53:31 GMT ETSI releases a White Paper on MEC security, first initiative in this domain Sophia Antipolis, 3 June 2021 ETSI publishes today a White Paper titled MEC security: Status of standards support and future evolutions written by several authors participating in MEC and other related ETSI groups. This White Paper, the very first initiative in this domain, aims to identify aspects of security where the nature of edge computing leaves typical industry approaches to cloud security insufficient. Read More... Full Article
