With the new year comes new laws that affect California employers. The following are the A to Z of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2021.... By: BakerHostetler
In a much-anticipated move, on 7 December 2020, the Council of the European Union adopted a Council Decision and a Council Regulation establishing the EU’s global human rights sanctions regime (the GHRSR)....
The USPTO has recently announced a final rule regarding fee changes that will be effective on January 2, 2021. The USPTO enacted the final rule with aim to offset the cost of trademark-related operations, provide necessary resources, and accomplish trademark-related strategic goals....
On January 5, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law two new local laws affecting fast food workers which, among other things: •prohibit fast food employers from discharging, indefinitely suspending or reducing the hours of fast food employees (who have completed such employer’
Trying to predict what auto finance compliance will look like in 2021 makes me chuckle, as I think back to this time last year and how, despite our best efforts, none of us could have predicted the events of the past 12 months.
Companies considering facial recognition technology must weigh benefits against possible civil rights and privacy risks- The biometric data industry is growing rapidly, with the global facial recognition market alone expected to generate a tantalizing $7 billion of revenue by 2024.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act), signed into law on December 27, 2020, amends certain tax provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
2020 presented a myriad of challenges for California employers, including the constant march of California court opinions regarding the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims.
