nat U.S. Immigration Laws and the Peril of Using the United States as a Venue for International Arbitration Proceedings By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:40:05 +0000 Angel Valverde presents issues for development of international arbitration in the U.S., as there are no visas that specifically allow a foreign national to be employed as an arbitrator, attorney or expert witness in an arbitration proceeding. International Law Quarterly View Full Article
nat Because Hamiltonians Labor for Equity: Natasha Jenkins ’07 By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:46:38 +0000 Natasha Jenkins’ alma mater profiles her and her roles at Littler and as the president of Illinois’ Cook County Bar Association (CCBA). The Spectator View Full Article
nat Arbitrator upholds reasonableness of hospital vaccination policy for termination of non-compliant By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:08:17 +0000 Rhonda B. Levy and Barry Kuretzky discuss a case in which an arbitrator issued the first award in Ontario to address and uphold the reasonableness of a hospital vaccination policy that allows employers to terminate employees for non-compliance. Human Resources Director Canada View (Subscription required.) Full Article
nat The Puerto Rico Department of Health Implements Compulsory Vaccination for In-Person Educational Institutions By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:03:29 +0000 On July 22, 2021 the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) issued Administrative Order No. 2021-509 (AO) providing that, in order to physically attend school, post-school educational institutions, or universities, personnel and students age 12 and older must be vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the PRDOH, the vaccination requirement for in-person school attendance will play an essential role in controlling the pandemic and providing a safer educational environment for students. Full Article
nat Denver Mandates That All Public-Sector and Certain Private-Sector Employees Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:11:27 +0000 On August 2, 2021, Denver, Colorado Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced that all city employees, as well as private-sector workers in certain “high-risk” settings, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 30, 2021. After September 30, unvaccinated individuals covered by this mandate will not be permitted to work onsite or in the field. In order to meet this September 30 deadline, employees covered by this requirement must receive their final doses of the vaccine by September 15. Who is Affected by the Vaccine Mandate? Full Article
nat Denver Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination for Certain Employees By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:46:00 +0000 David Gartenberg and Danielle Van Katwyk examine a new vaccine mandate in Denver and explain what it means for Colorado employers. SHRM Online View (Subscription required.) Full Article
nat 4 Questions On Discrimination Attys' Minds In The New Year By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:22:01 +0000 Alyesha Dotson says the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on whether to overrule a 2003 decision that upheld affirmative action in student admissions won’t set new precedent for employers, but may have repercussions in how diversity, equity and inclusion programming is conducted moving forward. Law360 Employment Authority View (Subscription required.) Full Article
nat DHS Announces Updated STEM Designated Degree Program List By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:42:51 +0000 On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated the STEM Designated Degree Program List by adding eight new qualifying fields of study. The Program List is generally used to determine whether a degree completed by an F-1 nonimmigrant student qualifies as a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree as determined by DHS. Full Article
nat USCIS Updates Policy Guidance for International Students By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:16:13 +0000 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated guidance in its policy manual regarding international students within F and M student classifications. This new guidance consolidates and provides greater clarity on existing policy for international students. Full Article
nat What to Expect and How to Comply with Senate Bill 553 By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:14:38 +0000 Full Article
nat Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:51:43 +0000 In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The decision also clarified the factual basis an employer must possess to justify ordering a drug test based on suspicion of impairment. Full Article
nat Employer Zero-Tolerance Marijuana Policy Justified Termination, Federal District Court Agrees By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:59:51 +0000 A recent federal court decision agreed an Illinois employer had the right to enforce a zero-tolerance policy on marijuana use. Off-the-job marijuana use can trigger employee discipline so long as it is not unreasonable or discriminatory. Full Article
nat Employer Zero-Tolerance Marijuana Policy Justified Termination, Federal District Court Agrees By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:53:20 +0000 Grant Goerke and Jennifer Chierek Znosko discuss a recent federal court decision that agreed an Illinois employer had the right to enforce a zero-tolerance policy on marijuana use. Westlaw Today View (Subscription required) Full Article
nat Data Protection for Multinational Employers: Frameworks, Artificial Intelligence and More By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:45:14 +0000 Full Article
nat Challenges and Best Practices for Home Care Employers Following the Elimination of the Companionship Exemption By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:50:20 +0000 On October 1, 2013, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) published a final rule in the Federal Register eliminating the Fair Labor Standard Act's (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime exemption for home care workers employed by home care agencies and other companies. The new regulations also significantly narrow the exemption for home care workers employed directly by the individuals or families receiving home care services. Full Article
nat Are Outside HR Professionals Necessary in Discrimination Cases? By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:10:46 +0000 Mark Phillis discusses the practice of looking to HR professionals to testify in court and conduct workplace investigations. Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report View Article Full Article
nat Navigating Montana’s Laws Regarding Vaccination Status and Discrimination and WDEA Claims By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:33:29 +0000 Full Article
nat The Labor Dept. Wants to Revise a Trump-Era Policy on Handling of Discrimination Claims Against Contractors By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:23:41 +0000 David Goldstein talks about some differences as the Labor Department proposes changes to a Trump-era rule that it says “undermined” how it handles and resolves discrimination claims by federal contractors. Government Executive View Full Article
nat 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
nat TechNet and Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Support the Illinois Senate’s Passage of Biometric Information Privacy Act Reform Bill By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:58:58 +0000 Update: On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 2979 into law, reforming the liability guidelines under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. CHICAGO (April 11, 2024) – Today, the Illinois Senate passed SB 2979, which would reform the liability guidelines under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The bill marks an important milestone in the broader effort to resolve BIPA’s vague statutory language and courts’ expansive interpretations of the law, which have posed a threat to businesses that capture biometric information. Full Article
nat Litigation Strategies to Defend Against Claims of AI Discrimination By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:46:28 +0000 Full Article
nat Littler Receives National Tier 1 Rankings in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms®” List By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:33:53 +0000 (November 7, 2024) – For the 15th consecutive year Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has achieved “National Tier 1” rankings for the following practice areas in the 15th edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®: Full Article
nat High Court to Review Standard Applied to ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Cases By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:46:32 +0000 Alyesha Asghar and Julian G.G. Wolfson explain “background circumstances,” which are required as evidence in cases of reverse discrimination, and the implications for employers and IE&D. Wolters Kluwer View (Subscription required) Full Article
nat 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
nat Crash Course in U.S. Employment Law: How a Multinational Based Outside the United States Can Avoid Big Mistakes Managing a U.S. Workforce By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:24:07 +0000 Multinationals based outside the United States that enter the U.S. market and employ U.S. staff tend to encounter hurdles, and to make mistakes, because the U.S system of labor/employment regulation is of a fundamentally different character from those of every other country in the world. Full Article
nat 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
nat Senate Recesses Without Votes On Biden NLRB Nominees By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:36:39 +0000 The Senate recessed, leaving two nominees key to the partisan balance on the National Labor Relations Board in limbo, and Michael Lotito says it’s a sign that their confirmations are not guaranteed. Law360 View (Subscription required) Full Article
nat EHRC race discrimination fund supported 27 cases in 2022/23 By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:32:13 +0000 In light of news that the EHRC legal support scheme funded only 27 race discrimination cases during 2022-23, Philip Cameron and Lisa Cameron say it’s important that legal support schemes continue to support litigants in employment discrimination cases. Personnel Today View Full Article
nat Trump’s Populism Set to Clash With Senate GOP on Labor Nominees By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:29:53 +0000 Michael Lotito says to expect clashes between the populist and business-friendly wings of the GOP over Trump’s labor nominations. Bloomberg Law View (Subscription required) Full Article
nat ETSI releases three specifications for cloud-based digital signatures By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:16:42 GMT ETSI releases three specifications for cloud-based digital signatures Sophia Antipolis, 2 April 2019 The ETSI technical committee on Electronic Signature Infrastructure (TC ESI) has just released a set of three Technical Specifications for cloud-based digital signatures supporting mobile devices: ETSI TS 119 431-1, ETSI TS 119 431-2 and ETSI TS 119 432. This new set of standards supports the creation of digital signatures in the cloud, facilitating digital signature deployment by avoiding the need for specialized user software and secure devices. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI Open Source MANO unveils Release SEVEN, enables more than 20,000 cloud-native applications for NFV environments By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:56:06 GMT ETSI Open Source MANO unveils Release SEVEN, enables more than 20,000 cloud-native applications for NFV environments Sophia Antipolis, 12 December 2019 Today, the ETSI Open Source MANO group is pleased to unveil its latest release, OSM Release SEVEN. This release brings cloud-native applications to NFV deployments, enabling OSM to on-board over 20,000 pre-existing production-ready Kubernetes applications, with no need of any translation or repackaging. OSM release SEVEN allows you to combine within the same Network Service the flexibility of cloud-native applications with the predictability of traditional virtual and physical network functions (VNFs and PNFs) and all the required advanced networking required to build complex end to end telecom services. Read More... Full Article
nat 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
nat ETSI Unveils First Cloud-Native VNF Management Specifications By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:54:34 GMT ETSI Unveils First Cloud-Native VNF Management Specifications Sophia Antipolis, 17 November 2020 The ETSI group on Network Functions Virtualization (ETSI Industry Specification Group NFV) is pleased to unveil its first specification enabling containerized VNFs to be managed in an NFV framework. The ETSI GS NFV-IFA 040 specifies requirements for service interfaces and an object model for OS (Operating System) container management and orchestration. Read More... Full Article
nat Call for Nominations for ETSI Fellowship Awards By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:00:25 GMT Call for Nominations for ETSI Fellowship Awards Sophia Antipolis, 3 December 2020 The ETSI Fellowship Programme was established to honour and reward those individuals who have made an outstanding personal contribution to ETSI, to building the work of ETSI, or raising its reputation in specific sectors of standardization. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI standard to secure digital signatures solves issue for 4,000 banks By www.etsi.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:07:39 GMT ETSI standard to secure digital signatures solves issue for 4,000 banks Sophia Antipolis, 17 March 2021 ETSI is pleased to unveil ETSI TS 119 182-1, a specification for digital signatures supported by PKI and public key certificates which authenticates the origin of transactions ensuring that the originator can be held accountable and access to sensitive resources can be controlled. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI virtual training on electronic signatures and trust services: register now! By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 26 May 2021 13:42:39 GMT ETSI virtual training on electronic signatures and trust services: register now! Sophia Antipolis, 26 May 2021 The ETSI Technical Committee Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (TC ESI) is organising a training on its standards on trust services and their use. This virtual event will take place on 1 June from 11:00 CEST to 15:00 CEST. Read More... Full Article
nat Homage to Pierre Laffitte, founder of Sophia-Antipolis and former Senator By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:03:38 GMT Homage to Pierre Laffitte, founder of Sophia-Antipolis and former Senator Sophia Antipolis, 8 July 2021 We were very sad to hear that Pierre Laffitte passed away on 7 July, at the age of 96. President and founder of the Sophia-Antipolis technopole, a scientist and politician, he has spent countless hours contributing to making Sophia-Antipolis the largest technopole in Europe. Read More... Full Article
nat Draft of ETSI Coordinated vulnerability disclosure guide available for public comments By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:07:17 GMT Draft of ETSI Coordinated vulnerability disclosure guide available for public comments Sophia Antipolis, 24 August 2021 ETSI will soon release a Guide to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. Before publication, it made the draft publicly available for comments. Please send your feedback by 15 September to the technical committee CYBER at cybersupport@etsi.org Read More... Full Article
nat Call for Nominations for ETSI Fellowship Awards By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:02:39 GMT Call for Nominations for ETSI Fellowship Awards Sophia Antipolis, 1 December 2021 The ETSI Fellowship Programme was established to honour and reward those individuals who have made an outstanding personal contribution to ETSI, to building the work of ETSI, or raising its reputation in specific sectors of standardization. This year, despite the challenges we all had to face due to the unpredictable sanitary situation, we should not forget about recognizing the outstanding contribution of our members’ peers through our ETSI Fellowship Programme. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI releases Report on Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:24:03 GMT ETSI releases Report on Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure - Helping organizations fix security vulnerabilities Sophia Antipolis, 17 February 2022 ETSI has released on 27 January a Guide to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. The Technical Report ETSI TR 103 838 will help companies and organizations of all sizes to implement a vulnerability disclosure process and fix vulnerability issues before they’re publicly disclosed. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI celebrates International Women’s Day By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:19:46 GMT ETSI celebrates International Women’s Day Sophia Antipolis, 8 March 2022 Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness are key pillars of the ETSI community. ETSI is committed to help raise awareness of the value of gender diversity and we wanted to highlight the people behind our standards: #TheStandardsPeople. To start this campaign and to mark International Women’s Day, we dedicate the month of March to showcase our female contributors. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI eSignature testing event helps industry to comply with EU regulation By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:11:45 GMT ETSI eSignature testing event helps industry to comply with EU regulation Sophia Antipolis, 22 July 2022 With the eIDAS Regulation, European Union Member States have put in place the necessary technical means to process electronically signed documents that are required when using an online service offered by, or on behalf of, a public sector body. In order to ensure that the cross-border dimension works in practice, testing needs to be done to mutually check Member States’ signatures against their existing digital signature validation applications. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI NFV Releases Architecture Enhancements to Support Cloud-Native Network Functions By www.etsi.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:30:05 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 26 January 2023 The ETSI Industry Specification Group for Network Functions Virtualization (ISG NFV) has just published its next drop of specifications around new enhancements of the NFV architecture that will support cloud-native network functions. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI launches second release of TeraFlowSDN, its open source Cloud-Native SDN Orchestrator and Controller for transport networks By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:05:55 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 2 February 2023 ETSI Open Source Group TeraFlowSDN has just announced the 2nd release of TeraFlowSDN controller, an innovative and robust SDN orchestrator and controller. Read More... Full Article
nat New ETSI White Paper on MEC Support for Edge Native Design: an application developer perspective By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:06:18 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 22 June 2023 ETSI has just released a new White Paper on “MEC Support for Edge Native Design” written by members of the ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing group (ISG MEC). This White Paper provides an overview and vision about the Edge Native approach, as a natural evolution of Cloud Native. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI releases standard for IT solution providers to comply with EU regulation on electronic signatures in email messages By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:47:36 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 20 September 2023 ETSI has published a new standard on “Requirements for trust service providers issuing publicly trusted S/MIME certificates” (ETSI TS 119 411-6 ) helping Trust Service Providers comply with new standards for S/MIME certificates that are enforced since 1 September 2023. Secure MIME (S/MIME) certificates are used to sign, verify, encrypt, and decrypt email messages. Read More... Full Article
nat Future confidence: Inaugural LTA Signature Augmentation and Validation Plugtests™ focuses on Long-Term Archive signatures By www.etsi.org Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:59:25 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 21 February 2024 ETSI’s first LTA Signature Augmentation and Validation Plugtests™ has seen international participants exchange over 35 000 digital signature validation reports. Held from 23 October - 22 December 2023, the remote interoperability event was organized by the ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI), on behalf of ETSI’s Technical Committee for Electronic Signatures and Trust Infrastructures (TC ESI). This Plugtests™ event was facilitated with the support and co-funding of the European Commission (EC) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Conducted using a dedicated web portal, sessions over the month-long Plugtests™ attracted the involvement of 190 participants from 121 organizations across 38 countries. Read More... Full Article
nat ETSI Open Source MANO announces Release SIXTEEN, enabling cloud-native orchestration of cloud infrastructure and applications By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:25:15 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 4 September 2024 The ETSI Open Source MANO community is proud to announce OSM Release SIXTEEN, a Long-Term-Support (LTS) release of ETSI OSM, which becomes the most innovative and feature-packed release shipped by OSM to date. This release brings a revolution in OSM’s functionality, positioning OSM as a generalized cloud-native orchestrator for infrastructure, platforms and services, which extends significantly its former scope. Full cloud-native management of Kubernetes clusters in public clouds, together with the applications or software units running on them, is now possible with Release SIXTEEN. Every operation related to the cluster management (creation, upgrading, scaling, deletion) or the applications running on them is reflected in Git repositories, following the GitOps model. This has been possible thanks to a major change in the internal architecture of OSM. Read More... Full Article
nat Inspire & Network: McGill Alumni and International Student Mixer By www.alumni.mcgill.ca Published On :: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Starts: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:00:00 -050011/22/2024 05:00:00PMLocation: Montreal, Canada Full Article
nat Native American Religion in Early America By nationalhumanitiescenter.org Published On :: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 14:42:22 -0400 Teaching about Native American religion is a challenging task to tackle with students at any level. Full Article
