August 20, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Construction Companies' Wage-and-Hour Noncompliance Viewed as 'Wage Theft'Prosecutors have answered the call. Government wage-related enforcement—focused particularly on the construction industry—is gaining momentum, and the repercussions for construction companies' wage-and-hour compliance failures are only intensifying in both the civil and criminal realms.
By Carolyn H. Kendall, Andrea M. Kirshenbaum and Abraham J. Rein
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May 26, 2021 | Law.com
Employers Must Be Mindful of Pay Practices, As Criminal Charges for Underpayment of Workers Becomes Increasingly CommonHillary Clinton's 2015 statement about the possibility of incarceration for employment-related failures was, to many, an alarming prospect. Since that time, this movement has grown, and has recently gained momentum. Today, prosecutors across the country increasingly seek criminal fines and jail time for what were previously seen as non-criminal labor violations.
By Carolyn H. Kendall and Abraham J. Rein
11 minute read
June 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Cloud Control: Data Security Hazards and How to Avoid ThemCloud computing, virtually nonexistent 15 years ago, is now verging on being the rule rather than the exception in the business world. According to the Gartner technology research firm, by 2019, more than 30 percent of the 100 largest vendors' new software investments will have shifted from cloud-first to cloud-only, and by the year 2020, a corporate "no-cloud" policy will be as rare as a "no-internet" policy is today.
By Abraham J. Rein
17 minute read
June 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
Best Practices for Mobile Device Data SecurityIn 2014, it became official: There now are more active mobile devices in the world than people, according to data compiled by GSMA Intelligence and the U.S. Census Bureau.
By Abraham J. Rein and Carolyn H. Kendall
7 minute read
June 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
Best Practices for Mobile Device Data SecurityIn 2014, it became official: There now are more active mobile devices in the world than people, according to data compiled by GSMA Intelligence and the U.S. Census Bureau.
By Abraham J. Rein and Carolyn H. Kendall
7 minute read
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