The Bottom Line After years of court challenges and shifting public perceptions, 2021 promises to be a year of fundamental change for collegiate name, image and likeness (NIL) rights. As states continue to implement legislation and the NCAA formulates its own rules for managing NIL rights, Continue Reading
New CA Law Expands Requirements for Providing Family and Medical Leave
The Bottom Line In the latest expansion of California’s family and medical leave law, effective January 1, 2021, employers with five or more employees will be required to provide unpaid family and medical leave to qualifying employees. The new law, SB 1383, also allows employees to take Continue Reading
EU-U.S. Data Transfers Post Schrems II
The Bottom Line In July, the EU-US Privacy Shield was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) (see our prior alert). While the Court upheld the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC’s) as a sufficient transfer mechanism, it indicated that supplementary measures, Continue Reading
Ballots Continue to Come in for Legalized Sports Betting
The Bottom Line While more than $1 billion was wagered internationally on the 2020 U.S. presidential election, a different kind of betting was on the minds of voters in Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, who passed ballot measures to legalize sports betting in their states. Joining a Continue Reading
Four More States Give the Green Light to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
The Bottom Line Recreational marijuana has been legalized in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota, as ballot initiatives legalizing marijuana have passed in all four states. This brings the tally up to 15 states plus Washington, D.C. that permit recreational marijuana, and 1/3 of Continue Reading
And the Winner of This Year’s Election Is… the California Privacy Rights Act
The Bottom Line While the 2020 United States presidential election took center stage, California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ballot measure. The CPRA makes significant changes to the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the landmark state privacy law Continue Reading
FTC Action Regarding Violations of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and Deceptive Commercial Practices Results in $10 Million Dollar Settlement
The Bottom Line Age of Learning, Inc. (Age of Learning), which operates as ABCmouse, a subscription service for young children’s educational content, agreed to pay $10 million dollars to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its negative option and billing practices, Continue Reading
A Banner Year for Online Political Ads in a Socially-Distanced Reality
The Bottom Line With less than a month until the 2020 election and the presidential debates in full swing, campaigns are entering the crucial “get out the vote” period of their campaigns and are doing everything they can to motivate their supporters and ensure voters get to the polls. Continue Reading
NYC Sick Time Law Amended to Align with New York State Law
Update as of October 28, 2020 The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has issued an updated ESSTA Notice of Employee Rights regarding safe and sick leave. All NYC employers should add this updated Notice to new hire onboarding materials. The DCWP has also confirmed Continue Reading
Property and Business Interruption Insurance in Light of COVID-19
The Bottom Line As countless business interruption claims have been asserted with limited success, companies should consider directing their focus to improving and enhancing their insurance policies to ensure coverage would apply to future pandemic scenarios. COVID-19 Related Insurance Continue Reading