Circuit Split on Data Breach Litigation
On March 25th, 2019, the Supreme Court denied review of a case involving individuals whose personal information held in a database was breached by hackers. Specifically, the issue was whether…
Don’t Have Your Head in the Cloud When It Comes to Digital Estate Planning
Most peoples’ lives are connected to a computer, or cell phone, or another electronic device. Today, a large percentage of the population has a social media account. Many individuals have…
Integrated HRAs
A new option exists for employers when it comes to paying for employee health care coverage. On June 13th, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human…
Integrated HRAs
A new option exists for employers when it comes to paying for employee health care coverage. On June 13th, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human…
Administrative Remedies in Discrimination Claims
By Matthew DunningEarlier this week the United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, holding that a plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies does…
New Department of Labor proposed rule addressing calculation of employee’s regular rate of pay
For the first time in 50 years, the Department of Labor is proposing a rule to address the calculation of an employee’s regular rate of pay; an employee’s regular rate…
Citing Third Party Disclosure, Court Rules Attorney-Client Privilege does not Protect Certain Emails
Communications between attorneys and their clients are generally thought to be confidential under the protection of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine. On May 6, 2019, however, the United States…
Observations on LB400
LB400 was introduced in the Nebraska Unicameral, in January of this year to raise the minimum wage of tip earners. The current minimum wage in Nebraska for tip earners is…
FCRA Disclosure Requirements
Two federal court decisions out of California should serve as reminders to employers that the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act will be strictly interpreted and applied. In a…
Hair Based Discrimination
Expansion of protected classes to include hair in New York City; given the examples cited in the article, it seems that this sort of discrimination is already largely covered by…
