up U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions – What Does it Mean for Employers? By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:52:33 +0000 On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court found that Harvard’s and UNC’s race-conscious admissions practices are unconstitutional. Full Article
up Littler Lightbulb – June Employment Appellate Roundup By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:24:20 +0000 This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. At the Supreme Court Full Article
up 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
up How The High Court Shook Up Workplace Bias Law In 2023 By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:24:34 +0000 Jim Paretti says two U.S. Supreme Court rulings on discrimination law that changed how employers evaluate religious accommodation requests and ended affirmative action in higher education will affect employers for years to come. Law360 Employment Authority View (Subscription required.) Full Article
up 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
up Higher Education Labor Organizing Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:40:19 +0000 Full Article
up USCIS Updates Guidance for F-1 Students on OPT and STEM OPT Eligibility By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:38:53 +0000 The F-1 nonimmigrant visa status allows noncitizens to study in the United States at U.S. colleges and universities. F-1 students may be eligible for off-campus employment under the following programs: Curricular Practical Training; Optional Practical Training (OPT); and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Optional Practical Training Extension (STEM OPT). General eligibility requirements for off-campus F-1 employment include that the training be related to the student’s area of study and be authorized by the Designated School Official and U.S. Full Article
up Employment Law Update 2024: New Employment Laws for the New Year By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:37:35 +0000 The federal government, states, counties, and cities were active again this year passing workplace legislation intended for the most part to protect employees, creating new compliance obligations for employers. Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) has been tracking these laws as they worked their way through the legislative and regulatory processes required for these changes to go into effect. Below is our annual summary of new laws and regulations employers will have to take into account in the first quarter of 2024. Full Article
up Supreme Court of Canada Confirms “Owners” of Construction Projects Are “Employers” Under OHSA By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:48:43 +0000 Supreme Court of Canada lets stand decision finding an “owner” of a construction project can be considered an “employer” within the meaning of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). This decision has significant implications for the construction sector, as a project owner can now be liable for OHSA violations of its contractor, subject to a due diligence defence. Full Article
up No April Foolin’ – OSHA Updates its Worker Walkaround Representative Regulation By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:52:36 +0000 On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule clarifying that employees may designate a non-employee third party as their representative during an OSHA inspection. Full Article
up What do recent Supreme Court decisions mean for OSHA and other safety agencies? By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:12:01 +0000 Commenting on a SCOTUS decision, Alka Ramchandani-Raj said a type of OSHA matter that could see a future change in venue may be those involving certain General Duty Clause citations. Safety+Health View Full Article
up OSHA 101: Practical Inspection Guidance and Regulatory Updates By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:21:42 +0000 Full Article
up Ontario, Canada Court Affirms City Lacked Control of Workplace and Exercised Due Diligence, Upholding Acquittal of OHSA Charges By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:45:54 +0000 In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2024 ONSC 3959, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) dismissed an appeal of the trial judge’s decision in which she acquitted the City of Sudbury (City) of various charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Full Article
up 2024 Massachusetts Employment Law Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2024 20:32:06 +0000 Full Article
up 2024 Legislative Update for Tennessee Employers By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2024 20:53:09 +0000 Full Article
up Legal Update for Utah Employers By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:46:02 +0000 Full Article
up 2024 Maine Employment Law Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:18:02 +0000 Full Article
up Annual California Legislative Employment Law Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:04:42 +0000 Full Article
up Labor and Employment Law Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:03:15 +0000 Full Article
up Labor and Employment Law Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:12:33 +0000 Full Article
up Littler’s Labor & Employment Law Breakfast Series, Employment and Labor Laws Update By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:20:01 +0000 Full Article
up Federal Contractor Affirmative Action: Are You Up to Date? By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:23:40 +0000 Full Article
up Littler Appoints New Practice and Industry Group Chairs By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:39:25 +0000 (October 14, 2020) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has announced a number of leadership changes throughout its various practice and industry groups. “We congratulate this talented and diverse group of co-chairs,” said Tom Bender and Jeremy Roth, Littler co-managing directors, in a joint statement. “Their deep knowledge and extensive experience in their respective practice areas will continue to enhance the firm’s ability to advise and defend clients on myriad employment and labor law matters across all industries.” Full Article
up Littler Selects New Leaders for Bollo Affinity Group By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:37:46 +0000 (March 26, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed new leadership for its Bollo affinity group. Shareholders Kimberly N. Dobson (Long Island) and Kimberly J. Duplechain (Washington, D.C.) will serve as co-chairs, succeeding Shareholders Eric Mack (Providence) and LaToi Mayo (Lexington). Bollo provides support, development and networking opportunities for attorneys who identify as Black, African American, African, and Caribbean, and their allies. Full Article
up 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
up 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
up Littler Appoints New Leadership to Its 'Ohana Affinity Group and SOAR Program By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:16:09 +0000 (August 7, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has selected Devjani H. Mishra (Shareholder, New York) and Nicole S. LeFave (Shareholder, Austin) to lead its 'Ohana affinity group and SOAR Program, respectively. Full Article
up 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
up 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
up Trump's Win Tees Up Big Changes To The EEOC By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:34:49 +0000 Jim Paretti says the actions the EEOC embarked on during the first Trump administration offer clear insights as to what to expect in the second go-round. Law360 View (Subscription required) Full Article
up ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing opens new working group for MEC deployment By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:47:57 GMT ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing opens new working group for MEC deployment Sophia Antipolis, 14 February 2019 The +85 members of the ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing group (ETSI MEC ISG) are thrilled to announce the creation of the Deployment and Ecosystem Development working group (WG DECODE). Read More... Full Article
up 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
up ETSI launches a new group on information exchange between maritime surveillance authorities By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:08:26 GMT ETSI launches a new group on information exchange between maritime surveillance authorities Sophia Antipolis, 3 May 2019 ETSI has recently launched a new Industry Specification Group on a European Common Information Sharing Environment Service and Data Model (ISG CDM). The ETSI group will define technical standards to allow data exchange among different maritime legacy systems in a cooperative network. Enhancing information exchange between maritime surveillance authorities is one of the key strategic objectives of the European Union under the Integrated Maritime Policy with increased coordination between different policy areas (transport, environmental protection, fisheries control, border control, general law enforcement, customs and defence). Read More... Full Article
up ETSI OSM Release SIX enhances Edge support and lets your Network Service fly By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:04:26 GMT ETSI OSM Release SIX enhances Edge support and lets your Network Service fly Sophia Antipolis, 20 June 2019 ETSI OSM Release SIX is now available! The new Release brings a huge new set of capabilities to provide end-to-end orchestration across heterogeneous networks and cloud technologies. Read More... Full Article
up ETSI NFV announces new features to its architecture to support 5G By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:01:03 GMT ETSI NFV announces new features to its architecture to support 5G Sophia Antipolis, 1 July 2019 ETSI NFV has enhanced the system as well as designed new features to support 5G networks. Specifically, 5G resource management and orchestration aspects were added on top of the NFV Release 2 architecture framework. Read More... Full Article
up ETSI’s group on IPv6 extended to release V2X and security reports By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:10:39 GMT ETSI’s group on IPv6 extended to release V2X and security reports Sophia Antipolis, 23 August 2019 The ETSI Industry Specification Group working on IPv6 (ISG IP6) has been extended until December 2020 in order to complete an IPv6-based vehicular networking report and a report on IPv6 security, cybersecurity and privacy. Read More... Full Article
up ETSI new upcoming mission critical Plugtests event By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:24:56 GMT ETSI new upcoming mission critical Plugtests event Sophia Antipolis, 18 September 2019 ETSI, in partnership with ERILLISVERKOT (State Security Networks Group Finland) and the support of TCCA and the European Commission, organizes the fourth MCX Plugtests event which will take place from 23 to 27 September 2019 at the Savonia University of Applied Sciences, KUOPIO, FINLAND. Read More... Full Article
up 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
up ETSI’s UCAAT, the User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing is coming up, REGISTER NOW! By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:11:36 GMT ETSI’s UCAAT, the User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing is coming up, REGISTER NOW! Sophia Antipolis, 9 October 2019 ETSI’s User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing (UCAAT) is an annual and international conference dedicated to application aspects of automated testing including model-based testing, cloud testing, mobile testing, test methodologies, test management and standardized test specification by focusing on the practical challenges that are often faced in industry. Organized by ETSI, this year’s event is hosted by Sogeti in Bordeaux with Hustef and Testistanbul as partners and will take place on 22-24 October 2019. Other sponsors of the event include Agilitest, Henix, Kalifast, Tricentis and MTP. Rapid technical advances in IT services, transport (of all kinds), healthcare, finance, telecoms, broadcasting and smart cities are blurring the lines between the various industry sectors. Solutions bringing together previously disparate actors and technologies now need to co-exist and inter operate to an unprecedented extent. This, and the increasing presence of Artificial Intelligence, whether it be for the use of AI in testing or the testing of AI systems, brings challenges and opportunities to the entire testing community. The UCAAT conference will open on the 22 with two tutorials and will be followed by sessions dedicated to test automation, artificial intelligence, test approaches and experiences and test languages. So if you want to join the testing experts of this very global community, just REGISTER. Full Article
up 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
up ETSI launches new group on 5th generation Fixed Network shifting the paradigm from Fibre to the Home to Fiber to Everything Everywhere By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:03:02 GMT ETSI launches new group on 5th generation Fixed Network shifting the paradigm from Fibre to the Home to Fiber to Everything Everywhere Sophia Antipolis, 26 February 2020 ETSI announces today the launch of a new group dedicated to specifying the fifth generation of Fixed Network (ETSI ISG F5G). In a launch via an online press and industry briefing yesterday, various speakers expressed their view on the need for standardization in this area. Read More... Full Article
up ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing group reaches 100 members confirming attractiveness of the group By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:44:22 GMT ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing group reaches 100 members confirming attractiveness of the group Sophia Antipolis, 31 March 2020 Strategy Analytics believes that 59% of all IoT deployments will be processing data using edge computing of some form by 2025. Furthermore, a survey from ResearchAndMarkets predicts that mobile edge computing as a service market will reach $73M by 2024, driven by enterprise hosted deployments. No wonder that ISG MEC - one of ETSI’s most dynamic Industry Specification Groups - keeps growing and has now welcomed its 100th member with Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe. Read More... Full Article
up 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
up New ETSI group to develop standardization framework for secure smartphone-based proximity tracing systems, helping to break COVID-19 transmission chains By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:16:12 GMT New ETSI group to develop standardization framework for secure smartphone-based proximity tracing systems, helping to break COVID-19 transmission chains Sophia Antipolis, 12 May 2020 In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, the new ETSI Industry Specification Group “Europe for Privacy-Preserving Pandemic Protection” (ISG E4P) has been established to provide a standardization framework that will enable developers to build interoperable mobile apps for proximity detection and anonymous identification. Read More... Full Article
up 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
up ETSI publishes new work programme, keeping up the pace of ongoing activities By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:56:40 GMT ETSI publishes new work programme, keeping up the pace of ongoing activities Sophia Antipolis, 22 June 2020 ETSI is pleased to release its 2020-2021 work programme. In ETSI we are constantly exploring new ways to make the development of standards faster and more efficient. Our FORGE platform, for example, gives developers free access to open-source code produced by our members. And as we have already seen this year, the need for effective virtual collaboration between individuals and teams has never been keener. Read More... Full Article
up ETSI advisor at the Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group launched by the EC By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:21:35 GMT ETSI advisor at the Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group launched by the EC Sophia Antipolis, 24 June 2020 ETSI is pleased to announce that it has been invited to be part of the newly formed Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group. The kick-off meeting took place today. Together with the European Cybersecurity Certification Group (ECCG), composed of Member States’ representatives, the newly established Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group (SCCG) will advise the Commission on strategic issues regarding the European cybersecurity certification framework. It will also assist the Commission in the preparation of the Union rolling work programme, which sets the priorities for the definition of schemes within the EU cybersecurity certification framework. ETSI will bring in its long-standing experience in cybersecurity, with standards developed both for enterprises and consumers within several of its technical bodies, including the Technical Committee CYBER. Read More... Full Article
up New ETSI White Paper on Enhanced DNS Support in Distributed MEC Environments By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 08 Sep 2020 06:59:47 GMT New ETSI White Paper on Enhanced DNS Support in Distributed MEC Environments Sophia Antipolis, 8 September 2020 Today ETSI announces the publication of its White Paper on DNS Support in Distributed MEC Environments. DNS (Domain Name System) is a key infrastructure element in any distributed edge cloud as it is used to ensure that modern (i.e. URL/URI-based) services requests are resolved to the properly located service instances. The best instance may often be decided based on properties other than location, e.g., service latency, resource availability as well as the device identifier. Read More... Full Article
up ETSI launches new group on IPv6 Enhanced Innovation By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:22:34 GMT ETSI launches new group on IPv6 Enhanced Innovation Sophia Antipolis, 25 January 2021 In the 5G and cloud era, IPv6 will grow rapidly. Strengthening new generation IP network technologies based on IPv6 and its innovative technologies has become the common direction of the IP industry. Read More... Full Article
