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Daily Dicta: Do the Math: Facebook Could Face $2 Trillion Penalty

When the Federal Trade Commission on Monday confirmed it was investigating Facebook for privacy violations, it sounded awfully familiar. Didn't the FTC look into that in 2011? But there's one big—as in trillion-dollar—difference this time around.
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New York Law Journal

NY Attorney General to Lead Multi-State Suit Over Citizenship Question on Census

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that he will "lead a multi-state lawsuit" over the citizenship question added to the 2020 census, a day after California sued the Trump administration over the issue.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

California Takes Trump to Court Over Census Citizenship Question

New York and other states are also expected to sue.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

DOL's New PAID Program Offers Employers Incentives, But May Not Outweigh the Risks

Recently, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a pilot program, called the payroll audit independent determination (PAID) program, to facilitate the payment of back wages owed to employees and accidentally not paid by employers in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

UPDATED: McDonald Nomination Fails in State Senate, 19-16

Connecticut Supreme Court Associate Justice Andrew McDonald's nomination to become chief justice failed to pass the state Senate Tuesday, after weeks of politicized debate.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

UPDATED: McDonald Nomination Fails in State Senate, 19-16

Connecticut Supreme Court Associate Justice Andrew McDonald's nomination to become chief justice failed to pass the state Senate Tuesday, after weeks of politicized debate.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Gov. Scott Signs Bills Mandating Backup Power

Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation requiring backup power sources in Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities, months after the deaths of several residents from a sweltering nursing home that lost power in a hurricane.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Equal Pay Bill Goes to Murphy's Desk

The bill, A-1/S-104, passed both houses of the Legislature with only two negative votes being cast.
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Introduces Assault Weapons Ban, Drawing on Md. Law That Survived Challenge

Democrats in the Delaware General Assembly last week unveiled controversial legislation to ban the sale of assault-style weapons, after a similar measure in Maryland withstood a constitutional challenge from gun-rights advocates in 2017.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Names First EU Data Protection Officer Under GDPR

With the GDPR implementation date looming, other companies are surely busy appointing their own officers. But will they be drawn from the legal department or elsewhere?
3 minute read

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