At Least 22 States Have Consumer Privacy Legislation Pending – Will 2022 Be the Year for More State Privacy Laws?
From JDSupra, Deborah George discusses changes to privacy laws this year and reports that the International Association…
Four Individuals Indicted on Wage Fixing and Labor Market Allocation Charges
Conspiracy Aimed at Suppressing Pay for Essential Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic A federal grand jury in Portland,…
Justice Department Settles Claim Against California-Based Staffing Company for Favoring Temporary Visa Workers Over U.S. Workers
A staffing agency posted a job advertisement aimed exclusively at non-U.S. citizens with a specific type of…
Health Care Staffing Company and Executive Indicted for Colluding to Suppress Wages of School Nurses
The United States Department of Justice alleges that a healthcare staffing company manager amnd others agreed not…
Dispute Over Gig Drivers’ Independent Contractor Status Being Fought on All Fronts in Massachusetts
From JDSupra, Jeffrey Fritz and Joshua Nadreau discuss the fight over the classification of gig drivers. Jeffrey…
Major Update in Data Privacy Laws Proposed in Massachusetts
From JDSupra, Daniel Connelly, Taylor Shepherd, and Kaitlyn Sprague discuss the bill recently released by the Massachusetts…
AGG Celebrates Data Privacy Day 2022 With 5 Key Data Privacy Considerations for Businesses
From JDSupra, Kevin Coy and Erin Doyle offer five key parts of any data privacy program. Kevin…
Court orders Norfolk staffing agency to pay more than $7.2M in back wages, damages to 1,105 aides, nurses after federal investigation, litigation
The United States Department of Labor announced that a medical staffing agency was required to pay $7.2…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Joint Employer Analysis Under the Massachusetts Wage Act
From JDSupra, Nicholas Nesgos, Nancy Puleo, and Lauren Schaefer discuss the Masschusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s opinion that…
Using the NIST Privacy Framework to Assess Privacy Risk and Build a Privacy Program
From JDSupra, David Farber and Colleen Yushchak discuss using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)…
Who Is The Employer Of a Staffing Agency Temp?
From JDSupra, Brian Clemow discusses a Connecticut case in which the client of a staffing company retaliated…
Oh the Horror: No Work for Hire in Friday the 13th Screenplay
From JDSupra, Joshua Revilla discusses a case in which the rights to Friday the 13th hinged on whether…