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ArticleVictory For Grubhub In First-Ever Gig Economy TrialA federal judge in California ruled in favor of the company this afternoon and found that a delivery driver was properly classified as an independent contractor.United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleTech Sector Braces For Possible Impact From President-Elect Trump's Immigration AgendaAs most of the American public, and indeed the world at large, watches President-elect Donald Trump in an effort to discern what his specific plans will be upon taking office, one of the groups that will be watching with particular interest is the high-tech sector.United StatesImmigrationOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticleConfronting Cyber Threats: Insights From The Intelligence Community's Annual Threat AssessmentAs the United States navigates an increasingly complex and volatile global landscape, the latest Annual Threat Assessment from the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) underscores the grave cyber threats posed by both state and non-state actors.United StatesTechnologyBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
ArticlePersonal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("PDPO") – Proposed Amendment To: Fine For Breaches Of Personal Data Custody Obligation, Oblige Data Processors Directly And To Control & Sanction The Doxxing Of The Personal Data Of Police Officers And Their Families In Hong KongThe General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") introduced by the European Union two years ago has been an interested clarion call to world personal data privacy ...GlobalPrivacyGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleSo Not Only Are NIMBYs Delaying Our Essential Transition To Renewable Energy, They're Also Taking Lots Of Money Out Of Our Pockets!The Boston Globe reports that the cost of the critically important New England Clean Energy Connect project increased by over 50 percent to 1.5 billion dollars during the three years Avangrid...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleTwo Cases: Wineries And Regulators Are A Unique BlendRegulatory enforcement can threaten the existence of wineries and small producers.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesStrasburger & Price, L.L.P.
ArticleTom Jones, provocation, your union and giving Delilah a voiceThe White Ribbon Movement emphasises the need for women to be respected and not to live in fear and subject to abuse.AustraliaCriminal LawCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleUS Deep Sea Mineral Mining Efforts Put It At Odds With International Authority, Global RivalsOn April 24, US President Trump signed an executive order authorizing deep seabed mining for critical mineral resources, diverting US policy away from alignment with customary international law in favor of US national and economic security.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSteptoe LLP
ArticleImplications Of The Immigration BillThe dust has now settled after the Home Office's release of its long-awaited Immigration Bill.United KingdomImmigrationBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleCertain Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses In 37 Pennsylvania Counties Permitted To Reopen, But Must Implement Specific Health And Safety MeasuresOn May 8, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf moved 24 counties from the "red" to "yellow" phase under his Process to Reopen Pennsylvania.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Littler Mendelson
ArticleCatholic Health Care: Importance of Effective Corporate Structure: Archdiocese of Portland Bankruptcy FilingThe July 6, 2004, bankruptcy filing of the Archdiocese of Portland should serve as a clarion call for dioceses and diocesan ministries to revisit their corporate structures to assure they enjoy the fullest liability protection accorded by corporate law. United StatesFinance and BankingMcDermott Will & Emery
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ArticleWorth Another Look: Tax Reform CodeToday, the Legislature sent an omnibus Tax Reform Code bill to the Governor for his signature. This is just one piece of the completed 2021-2022 state spending plan due by June 30. United StatesTaxBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
ArticleNews From 2nd & StateAs the end of the 2021-2022 legislative session nears, the Senate was back in Harrisburg this week for two voting session days.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
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