sin The Key Laws That Will Impact Kentucky Businesses and Workplaces in 2023 By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:13:49 +0000 LaToi Mayo, Kellan Coffey and Amanda Combs discuss the new Kentucky laws that focus on measures to attract businesses, increase workforce participation and increase economic growth. The Lane Report View Full Article
sin Nevada Passes Legislation Creating Licensing Requirements for Earned Wage Access Providers By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:54:36 +0000 On June 15, 2023, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed SB 290, which requires early wage access (EWA) providers to obtain a license from the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. This is the first EWA law enacted by any state. Early Wage Access Generally Full Article
sin Minding Wage and Hour Laws in Your Drycleaning Business (Part 2) By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:11:58 +0000 Bradford Kelley and Mike Paglialonga explain the basics of wage and hour laws and why it’s critical for business owners to ensure their business complies with federal, state and local laws and regulations. American Drycleaner View Full Article
sin Minding Wage and Hour Laws in Your Drycleaning Business (Conclusion) By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:22:13 +0000 Bradford Kelley and Mike Paglialonga explain the basics of wage and hour laws and why it’s critical for business owners to ensure their business complies with federal, state and local laws and regulations. American Drycleaner View Full Article
sin New Jersey Legislature Tells Employers: No Transparency? No Doing Business Here! By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:43:59 +0000 New Jersey is the latest state to advance pay transparency requirements. On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey state legislature passed Senate Bill 2310, which if signed and enacted by Governor Murphy (as is expected), would mandate that certain New Jersey employers disclose wage or salary ranges and general benefits information in each job posting/advertisement. The bill would also require that employers take “reasonable” steps to make opportunities for promotions known to current employees. Applicability Full Article
sin This Legal Change Could "Severely Disrupt" Franchising. Learn About the PRO Act's Joint-Employer Standard By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:27:23 +0000 Michael Lotito offers insight on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (or PRO Act), which includes a change to a standard known as “joint employer.” Entrepreneur View Full Article
sin 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
sin New Law Prohibits Florida Businesses from Requiring Vaccine Passport from Patrons and Customers By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:26:18 +0000 On May 3, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 2006 (codified as Section 381.00316, Florida Statutes). The law prevents business entities from requiring that patrons or customers provide documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-infection recovery to enter or obtain service from a business in Florida. It also prohibits educational institutions from requiring students or residents, and governmental entities from requiring persons, to provide vaccination passports or proof of post-infection recovery. Full Article
sin Rebuilding America: The Potential Impact of President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan on South Carolina’s Businesses and Workforce By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:07:19 +0000 William H. Foster and Katie E. Towery examine the impact President Biden’s “America’s Jobs Plan” might have on South Carolina’s growing businesses and workforce. Association of Corporate Counsel South Carolina View Full Article
sin A Look at the Proliferation of New Legislation Addressing IE&D Across the Country By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:22:54 +0000 There has been an explosion of inclusion, equity and diversity-based legislation over the last two years. Since 2023, dozens of “anti-IE&D” bills have been introduced and 12 have become law, attempting to restrict IE&D-related activities. At the same time, several jurisdictions have recently sought to introduce “pro-IE&D” bills that would require IE&D training and other IE&D-related activities. Full Article
sin Business Concerns Loom Over California’s Indoor Worker Heat Rule By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:43:43 +0000 Alka Ramchandani-Raj discusses California’s new indoor and outdoor heat rule for employees and the ambiguity surrounding how the rule will be enforced. Bloomberg Law View (Subscription required) Full Article
sin Microdosing Psilocybin: Popular Drug Has Implications for the Workplace By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:58:12 +0000 This Insight discusses what psilocybin is, how it is used, and various state and local laws that either decriminalize and/or legalize its use, or make the enforcement of its illegality a low priority. This Insight also addresses some steps employers can take if employees are “microdosing” psilocybin while at work. Full Article
sin OSHA Issues New Inspection Guidance Targeting Animal Slaughtering and Processing Establishments By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:44:20 +0000 On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor released expanded guidance for OSHA inspections of employers in the animal slaughtering and processing industry. This guidance supersedes previous guidance issued in 2015, which had been limited to poultry processing establishments. Full Article
sin Labor Law for Employers: What Every Business Needs to Know By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:14:46 +0000 Full Article
sin Using the New Jersey Wage Hub for Certified Payroll Reporting By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:31:27 +0000 Full Article
sin Using the New Jersey Wage Hub for Certified Payroll Reporting By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:08:25 +0000 Full Article
sin Using the New Jersey Wage Hub for Certified Payroll Reporting By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:42:27 +0000 Full Article
sin Using the New Jersey Wage Hub for Certified Payroll Reporting By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:05:52 +0000 Full Article
sin Maryland Paid Sick and Safe Leave for Businesses 101 By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:07:33 +0000 Full Article
sin Japan: Some Progress Trimming Work Hours Since Overtime Law Took Effect By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:26:36 +0000 Aki Tanaka talks about how the monthly average working hour per employee went down in Japan after the country started implementing a law limiting overtime in 2018. SHRM Online View (Subscription required.) Full Article
sin Leading Business Coalition Urges Supreme Court Review in Key Case on Government-Forced Union Representation By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:13:28 +0000 Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute files brief for the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace urging court to grant review of Goldstein v. Professional Staff Congress and reaffirm Constitutional protections against compulsory union representation Full Article
sin Illinois Guidance Finds Law Does Not Prohibit Private Employers from Using E-Verify By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:03:49 +0000 The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has just issued some much-needed guidance, through Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), on whether enrollment and use of E-Verify is prohibited in Illinois for private employers that do not have federal contracts. The answer is NO. Full Article
sin Legal Tech's Predictions for the Business of Law in 2024 By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:38:17 +0000 Scott Forman gives his predictions for legal technology and data analytics tools, especially towards generative AI point solutions, in 2024. Legaltech News View (Subscription required.) Full Article
sin Employers split on using generative AI for HR as legal risks loom By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2024 15:39:01 +0000 Niloy Ray says employers should be intentional about their generative AI usage, not only with regard to whether they use it at all, but also how, why and when. HR Dive View Full Article
sin 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
sin Legal-Ease: Your Lawyer as Your Business Consultant – A Labor & Employment Perspective By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:21:45 +0000 Kristy Peters discusses how employment law attorneys can be critical partners for employers to help them identify challenges and opportunities for their business. InBusiness Phoenix View Full Article
sin Netherlands issues guidance on using AI chatbots By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:18:00 +0000 Stephan Swinkels says some data breaches are inevitable and employers must move quickly to minimize the damage in the event of a breach. International Employment Lawyer View (Subscription required) Full Article
sin 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
sin Nearly 3 in 4 European employers using AI in HR function – but risks a concern By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:42:21 +0000 Deborah Margolis talks about the importance of creating effective GenAI policies. Human Resources Director America View Full Article
sin Businesses breathe sigh of relief after Dutch expat tax reversal By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:30:05 +0000 Stephan Swinkels discusses a major reversal in reforms to Dutch tax law that would have impacted the recruitment and mobility of highly skilled foreign talent. Global Mobility Lawyer View (Subscription required) Full Article
sin Business leaders plead for changes in state’s new AI law By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:59:53 +0000 Zoe Argento provides insight into Colorado’s AI law and the risks employers may have if they allow AI tools in the workplace. The Sum & Substance View Full Article
sin 3 GOP States Join Paid Sick Leave Movement, Passing Ballot Measures by Wide Margin By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:06:25 +0000 Shannon Meade says Democrats and Republicans both want to make progress on paid leave, but no one is sure whether a national paid leave program will be among their priorities. Corporate Counsel View (Subscription required) Full Article
sin ETSI launches new group on Non-IP Networking addressing 5G new services By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 07:45:29 GMT ETSI launches new group on Non-IP Networking addressing 5G new services Sophia Antipolis, 7 April 2020 ETSI is pleased to announce the creation of a new Industry Specification Group addressing Non-IP Networking (ISG NIN). The kick-off-meeting took place on 25 March and John Grant, BSI, was elected as the ISG Chair, and Kevin Smith, Vodafone, was elected as ISG Vice Chair. With the increasing challenges placed on modern networks to support new use cases and greater connectivity, Service Providers are looking for candidate technologies that may serve their needs better than the TCP/IP-based networking used in current systems. ISG NIN intends to develop standards that define technologies to make more efficient use of capacity, have security by design, and provide lower latency for live media. Read More... Full Article
sin New ETSI specification allows single UICC to support the use of multiple applications simultaneously By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:48:19 GMT New ETSI specification allows single UICC to support the use of multiple applications simultaneously Sophia Antipolis, 26 October 2022 New specifications released by ETSI will enable multiple subscriptions and identities to exist in the same smartphone handset without needing several SIM cards to be within the device. The mobile telecom industry has been facing an increasing demand for applications running on mobile devices like banking, payments, transport and identity for some time. These new specifications address this demand by adding the possibility to host and address several "virtual secure elements" into the same UICC. This allows multiple virtual secure elements to coexist logically separated, whilst having the ability to be addressed independently through the same physical interface. Read More... Full Article
sin ETSI MEC meets vertical markets, helping the drones business By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 31 May 2023 12:44:24 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 23 May 2023 On 26 June 2023, ETSI will host the first panel of a series of Multi-access Edge Computing live panels. This panel will explore the drone business from a MEC perspective with a variety of speakers coming from this vertical market. Read More... Full Article
sin ETSI Celebrating 30 years of Standards for the Single Market By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:03:14 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 22 June 2023 On 21 June, a panel debate on ‘30 years of Standards for the Single Market: what way ahead?’ brought together the key stakeholders of the European standardization system. Reflecting on the role of standards in the first 30 years of the Single Market, panelists also discussed challenges ahead in the current geopolitical context. Read More... Full Article
sin ETSI Launches a New Group for Integrated Sensing and Communications, a Candidate Technology for 6G By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:28:14 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 21 November 2023 ETSI is delighted to announce the launch of the Industry Specification Group for Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISG ISAC). This group will establish the technical foundations for ISAC technology development and standardization in 6G. 87 participants from both the industrial sphere and the academic sphere took an active part in the kick-off meeting, which was held at ETSI premises, in Sophia Antipolis, France, on 17 November 2023. Read More... Full Article
sin Preparing for a secure future: industry and business share plans for quantum era at 10th ETSI/IQC Quantum-Safe Cryptography Conference By www.etsi.org Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 08:56:55 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 24 May 2024 Speakers at the 10th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference have called on organizations to prepare their cybersecurity infrastructures to address the challenges of a post-quantum world. Organized by ETSI and the Institute for Quantum Computing, this year’s conference was hosted from 14-16 May by the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), National University of Singapore (NUS), in partnership with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore. The event attracted an impressive 235 onsite delegates from 27 countries, reflecting fast-growing interest worldwide in the critical importance of quantum-safe cryptography in today’s cybersecurity strategies. Read More... Full Article
sin A Galaxy Within: Single-Cell Genomics Open a New Frontier to Understanding the Brain By www.alumni.mcgill.ca Published On :: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Starts: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:00:00 -050011/14/2024 06:00:00PMLocation: montreal, Canada Full Article
sin Choosing Future Population By nationalhumanitiescenter.org Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:43:52 -0400 New essay by Joel E. Cohen just added to Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History, TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center. Full Article
sin Notice of Coming into Force of National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct By www.osc.ca Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:51:06 GMT National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct (the Rule) will come into force on September 28, 2024 (the Effective Date), pursuant to section 143.4 of the Securities Act (Ontario). Full Article
sin Multilateral Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct By www.osc.ca Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:03:22 GMT This document is only available as a PDF. Full Article
sin Companion Policy 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct By www.osc.ca Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:11:27 GMT This document is only available as a PDF. Full Article
sin Assessing social media impact – a workshop at ScienceOnline #scioimpact By www.nature.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:00:33 +0000 Assessing social media impact was one of the workshop sessions at November’s SpotOn London conference, Full Article Featured Outreach Tools #scio13 #scioimpact
sin How should governments respond to crises? Rapid response using RIAPA modeling system By www.youtube.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:58:25 GMT Full Article
sin SpotOn London 2012 Storify: Incentivising Open Access and Open Science: Carrot and Stick By www.nature.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:12:21 +0000 Here is a Storify round up of the SpotOn London session: Incentivising Open Access and Open Full Article Featured Policy SpotOn London (#SoLo) Storifys #solo12open
sin Firefly. Blue Sun rising. Part 1 / created by Joss Whedon ; written by Greg Pak ; illustrated by Dan McDaid, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss ; colored by Marcelo Costa ; lettered by Jim Campbell. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "Sheriff Mal Reynolds has a new partner— a law enforcing robot from the Blue Sun corporation, who doesn't care about motives, about mercy, about anything other than enforcing the law— no matter the cost. The Blue Sun Corporation has helped to run the universe from the shadows for years, but they're ready to step into the light and take over. If Mal wants to keep his job and protect his sector, the smart move would be to play by their rulebook. But for Mal, there's really one choice— reunite the crew of the Serenity for one last impossible job to save the 'verse. Greg Pak and artist Dan McDaid launch Mal & the crew of Serenity into their biggest war yet, officially continuing Joss Whedon's acclaimed series." -- Provided by publisher. Full Article
sin Firefly. Blue Sun rising. Part 2 / created by Joss Whedon ; written by Greg Pak ; illustrated by Dan McDaid, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss ; inks by Vincenzo Federici ; colored by Marcelo Costa ; lettered by Jim Campbell. By library.gcpl.lib.oh.us Published On :: "The stage is set for the final battle as the first ever Firefly event concludes, with Sheriff Mal Reynolds— yeah, he's still getting used to it too— making a choice that may cost him those he loves most, whether he knows it or not … Shocking losses lead to stunning decisions as Mal and the crew of Serenity must face the consequences of their choices in war against the Blue Sun Corporation. The 'Verse is changing in ways no one ever expected— and a new chapter of Firefly begins here." -- Provided by publisher. Full Article
sin Monitoring indicators of economic activity in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict using satellite data [in Arabic] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 5:05:01 EDT استمرت المواجهة في السودان بين القوات المسلحة السودانية وقوات الدعم السريع لعدة أشهر قبل أن تتصاعد إلى نزاع مسلح في 15 أبريل 2023. بالإضافة ة إلى جانب الكارثة الإنسانية، عطل النزاع العديد من الخدمات العامة مثل الكهرباء والمياه والخدمات الصحية والخدمات المصرفية، بينما تعطل أيضا الوصول إلى الأسواق، مما أدى إلى ندرة كبيرة في السلع والخدمات. وقد دمر الصراع البنية التحتية الرئيسية، وقيد التجارة المحلية والدولية وعطل أنشطة الإنتاج وسلاسل الموردين. Full Article
sin Armed conflict and business operations in Sudan: Survey evidence from agri-food processing firms [in Arabic] By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 5:05:01 EDT Full Article
