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New York Law Journal

Challenges of a National 72-Hour Data Breach Notification Standard

 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress last month regarding Cambridge Analytica's unauthorized use of data of an estimated 87 million…
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Technological Advancements Can Be Stranger Than Fiction

One technology, individualized advertising, is starting to attract serious attention from both the bar and bar regulators.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I saw the proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, particularly Rule 8.4(g). This involves professional discipline for harassment or discrimination. Has this been adopted yet?
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New York Law Journal

New York Employers Face New Sexual Harassment Legislation

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, employers operating in New York will be subject to sweeping new laws aimed at curtailing sexual harassment in the workplace.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

High Court to Decide When a Contract Is Ambiguous on Question of Class Arbitration

On May 21, the Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis, 584 U.S. ___ (2018). The court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld arbitration agreements that waive employees' rights to bring class arbitration against their employers.
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The Recorder

Arbitration After 'Epic Systems v. Lewis': Implications for California Employers

The authors detail the impact of the high court's decision on FLSA claims and outline the decision's implications for the arbitrability of claims arising under California's Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Bankruptcy Proceedings of Three Prominent Shoe Stores

This issue of the Bankruptcy Update focuses on recent restructurings in the shoe industry. The column delves into the bankruptcy proceedings of Aerogroup International, Nine West and The Rockport Co.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Better Information Governance Means Better E-Discovery Outcomes—Part II: Components of Information Governance That Support Consistency in E-Discovery

In Part II, we explore how several core components of an information governance program can foster consistent e-discovery practices, with an explanation of how the changes to FRCP 37(e) make sanctions less likely in the face of demonstrated IG efforts.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyers and Alcohol Abuse: NYC Lawyer Assistance Program Is Here to Help

The findings of the landmark study of 13,000 currently practicing lawyers by the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (ABA/Hazelden study) published in the American Bar Journal in 2016 and elsewhere, revealed that between 21 and 36 percent qualified as problem drinkers.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Privilege Maintenance: Protecting Law Firm In-House Counsel Communications

Although the majority of courts who have reviewed this issue have recognized and enforced a privilege shared between law firm attorneys and their in-house counsel, there is some uncertainty nationwide.
6 minute read

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