It’s Saturday morning and one of your employees has gone to the office to get a jump on the week’s work. Instead of being able to get to that work, the employee is faced with locked and inaccessible files, and an onscreen message that the files have been encrypted. The employee alerts IT and the front office. IT confirms what everyone suspects – it is ransomware.
Royal Oak-based law firm Howard & Howard is pleased to announce that Adrianna Agosta Nichol has joined the Firm. She will practice out of the Royal Oak office. She joins Howard & Howard’s growing Trust and Estate Planning Practice Group.
Advised the founders of La Canadienne, a leader in the manufacturing, distribu- on and retailing of women’s winter footwear, in its acquision by an investor group led by Montreal-based private equity firm Champlain Financial Corporaon, and including the founders as well as Invesssement Québec and Fondacon, le Fonds de développement de la Confédéraon des syndicats na- onaux pour la coopéraon et l’emploi. Barry H. Shapiro, Sharon G. Druker, Rhona Luger, Elyssa Leiberman.
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a podcast with Deirdre Breakenridge for her Women Worldwide series, discussing how to build unbreakable bonds. One of the questions she asked me to think about in advance of the session was “What is relationship marketing, and where do you start when you want to build your business?”
This is the case that keeps on giving – both blog posts and reader interes – although the legal saga that has generated all of those words may have come to an end.
New York is the latest state to adopt a law that requires businesses that collect private information on its residents to implement reasonable cybersecurity safeguards to protect that information. New York now joins California, Massachusetts and Colorado in setting these standards. New York’s law mandates the implementation of a data security program, including measures such as risk assessments, workforce training and incident response planning and testing. Businesses should immediately begin the process to comply with the Act’s requirements effective March 21, 2020. Notably, New York’s law covers all employers, individuals or organizations, regardless of size or location, which collect private information on New York State residents.
This Employment Law This Week® Monthly Rundown discusses the most important developments for employers in July 2019.
This episode includes:
Given the prevalence of wage-hour class actions filed against California employers, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from time to time asks the California Supreme Court to clarify certain California wage-hour laws. Last week, the Ninth Circuit asked again in Cole v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc., seeking clarification on the following two questions:
With more and more investors being attracted to invest in virtual currencies with their astonishing highs and painful lows, the
cloud of confusion with regard to recognition and regulation of such currencies under Indian laws loomed. The nuances and
legal status of virtual currencies under Indian laws including various directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”)
on virtual currencies have been extensively discussed in our previous articles1,2.
More than seven years ago in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court clarified many of the general requirements for meal and rest periods under California law. Nothing the California Supreme Court said has slowed the filing of meal and rest period class actions against employers doing business in the state.
Welcome to ILN-terviews, a series of profiles of ILN member firm attorneys, designed to give a unique insight into the lawyers who make up our Network. For our latest interview, we chose ILN member, Arthur Li of our member firm Lee and Li in Taiwan, China. In one sentence, how would you describe your practice?...… Continue Reading
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