ArticleLabor Pains: "Confidential" Investigations Create RiskAre you looking for a way to get sued when you investigate employee misconduct? Then prohibit employees from discussing the investigation with their co-workers.United StatesEmployment and HRVenable LLP
ArticleNew York State Bans Discrimination Based On Reproductive Health Decision MakingAs of November 8, 2019, New York State prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee's or a dependent's "reproductive health decision making."United StatesEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson
ArticleLegal Challenge To New York City's Local Law 97 Reinstated By Appellate CourtAbout five years ago, the New York City Council enacted Local Law 97, which imposes strict restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions for large buildings, and assesses fines and penalties ...United StatesEnvironmentMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleThe More Things Change . . . . The Most Recent Clean Water Act ConfusionJust a few years ago, before the Trump Administration EPA revoked and replaced the Obama Administration EPA's regulations determining the reach of the Clean Water Act, the Obama Administration EPA regulations were the law ...United StatesEnvironmentMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleCalifornia Federal Court Dismisses Direct And Derivative Liability CIPA Claims Brought Against Website Operator Concerning Chat FeatureA growing area of privacy litigation concerns claims brought under federal and state wiretapping laws against website operators.United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleO' Really, Canada? Data Breach Log Rules UnderwayIn June 2015, Canada made significant amendments to its data privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). United StatesPrivacyOrrick
ArticleHere Are What 64th Turkish Government PromisesThe general election of Turkey was held on November 1, 2015 and four (4) parties have taken their place in the Turkish Grand National Assembly with the percentages: Justice and Development Party ("AKP") (49,48%), Republican People's Party ("CHP") (25,31%), Nationalist Movement Party ("MHP") (11,90%), People's Democratic Party ("HDP") (10,75%). TurkeyGovernment, Public SectorSerap Zuvin Law Offices
ArticleThe Tort Of Deceit, Double Actionability And Renvoi; The Decision In Bidzina Ivanishvili & Ors v Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd 2025 UKPC 53Mr Ivanishvili initiated litigation proceedings against various Credit Suisse entities across the world: in Switzerland (criminal proceedings against the banker and civil proceedings against the Bank), in Singapore (a claim against the trustee for breach of fiduciary duties) and in Bermuda.BermudaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationConyers
ArticleBaker v. Microsoft Corporation: Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Decision In Class Action Against Video Gaming Company May Make It More Difficult To Defeat Class ActionsThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s decision to strike the class action allegations in Baker v. Microsoft Corp.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSheppard
ArticleMonthly State Privacy Legislative Updates: January 2021In the wake of the California voters' approval of Proposition 24, or the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), a ballot initiative that expanded data privacy obligations for businesses...United StatesPrivacyAkin
ArticleBelgian Constitutional Court Restricts Enforcement Of Financial Collateral During Collective Debt Settlement ProceduresThe Belgian Constitutional Court addressed in a recent judgment the treatment of creditors in a collective debt settlement procedure.BelgiumInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringLoyens & Loeff
ArticleEstablishing The Bargaining Process Under The Online News ActThe Online News Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-55 (the Notice) was recently issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC)...CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFasken
ArticleUN-Convened Plastic Pollution Committee Proposes Zero Plastics TreatyOn September 4, 2023, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INCPP) released a draft proposal on the reduction of global plastic pollution.GlobalEnvironmentHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleHorizon Scanner Finance September 2025 - Looking Ahead: Irish DevelopmentsThe Department of Finance's consultation on the development of a new "Ireland for Finance" strategy closes on 19 September 2025. The Department is seeking views on a number of areas, including...IrelandFinance and BankingArthur Cox
ArticleMalaysia In Process Of Updating Its Privacy LawMalaysia is in the process of updating its Personal Data Protection Act to align more closely with laws in other jurisdictions. The law was originally passed in 2010 and then modified this year. As part of the modification...MalaysiaPrivacySheppard
ArticleCivil Transaction Law Of The Kingdom Of Saudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made a significant advancement in its legal framework by enacting the first Civil Transactions Law in the Kingdom (the "CTL") , which came into effect on December 16, 2023.Saudi ArabiaGovernment, Public SectorAlArfaj & Partners
ArticleMoveable Transactions (Scotland) Act Goes Live TodayAn overview of the key changes from the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act coming into force today, 1 April 2025. United KingdomFinance and BankingShepherd and Wedderburn
ArticleGreenwashing: Emerging Compliance And Cross-Border Legal RisksGreenwashing, or the use of green ‘claims' to improve a business' or product's environmental credentials with consumers, has come under significant scrutiny in recent years.United StatesEnvironmentBracewell LLP
ArticleNinth Circuit Strikes Mass Arbitration Agreement As Unenforceable Under California LawOn October 28, 2024, the Ninth Circuit struck a mass arbitration agreement as unconscionable and unenforceable under California law in Heckman v. Live Nation Ent., Inc., No. 23-55770.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGoodwin Procter LLP
ArticleGift Card Draining No More: Maryland's New Law In FocusOn May 9, 2024, Maryland's governor, Wes Moore, approved the "Gift Card Scams Prevention Act," which is the first law in the nation aimed at targeting the widespread scam known as "gift card draining."United StatesStrategyReed Smith