On August 20, 2024, a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered an order prohibiting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from implementing a new rule that would have prohibited employers from enforcing non-compete agreements for the vast majority of employees in the United States as of September 4, 2024 (see our prior analysis of that rule here ...
Carey Olsen assists DeFinity Markets in securing JFSC approval for digital assets settlement platform The Jersey subsidiary of the London-based DeFinity Markets group has been operational in the spot foreign exchange market since 2014 and is connected to some of the world’s most prominent banks. The challenger-model will see investment-grade buy and sell-side clients transact with each other using bank-intermediated credit via the prime brokerage desk ...
On 29 July 2024, the UAE enacted Federal Decree Law 9 of 2024 (theAmendment) introducing some significant changes to Federal Decree Law 33 of 2021 (theLabour Law), UAE’s principal legislation on employment. The Amendment replaces Article 54 of the Labour Law pertaining to individual labour disputes, and, Article 60 of the same law which sets out the penalties applicable for certain violations by employers. The Amendment comes into force on 31 August 2024 ...
Shoosmiths has partnered with The Legal 500 as exclusive expert contributing editors and authors across two of their latest Country Comparative guides. These global guides provide detailed information and insight into practice-area-focused laws and regulations in various jurisdictions., and provide an excellent platform to highlight our Technology sector globally, focusing on key areas such as AI, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Connected Tech, Tech Corporate Lifecycle, and Fintech ...
Banks of all sizes should take note of these changes and update policies and procedures to avoid running afoul of new rules and regulations. Here is an overview of some notable changes that have taken place in recent months. The Expansion of Federal Overtime Eligibility A U.S ...
One of the structural principles of the new data protection law is the principle of lawfulness and fairness, which requires that all processing has an appropriate legal basis. Those responsible for managing databases that have been organized prior to the entry into force of the new Data Protection Law will face a great challenge: the adaptation of their databases to the new regulation, which will clearly mean a race against time ...
Marriage and civil partnership discrimination occurs when someone is treated unfairly or differently because of their marital status. We explore the causes, effects, and legal implications for employers of this form of discrimination in the workplace ...
On the 9th of July 2024, the MFSA published a Circular setting out its expectations with regards to the requirements listed in paragraph 6 ...
The National Cybersecurity Coordination, a unit of the Undersecretary of the Interior responsible for coordinating the actions of public agencies in cybersecurity and recommending to the President of the Republic policies, laws, regulations, protocols and standards in this area, recently put two of a series of regulations required by Law No. 21,663 Framework on Cybersecurity up for public consultation ...
On July 30, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it will conduct a second round of the H-1B Cap Lottery to supplement the registrants from the April 2024 selection. This means that foreign nationals who previously registered, but were not selected in this year’s H-1B lottery, have an additional chance. If selected from this supplemental second round, winners will be allowed to submit H-1B petitions for FY 2025 ...
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Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012, was passed on June 20, 2024, introducing anti-replacement-worker provisions to the Canada Labour Code. While anti-replacement-worker legislation has existed in Quebec since 1977, nothing of the sort existed for federal jurisdiction employers ...
After a two-and-a-half-year legislative process, the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) was published in the EU Official Journal on 5th July 2024, marking a paradigm shift in corporate sustainability. In recent years, companies have increasingly faced societal and legal pressures to adopt more sustainable business practices, typically centered around environmental protection ...
July 31, 2024 By: Thomas O'Connell “It’s Monday, April 7, 2014. It is a cool, mostly cloudy morning at an independently owned and operated McDonald’s in Los Angeles, California. That day, two employees allegedly “engaged in concerted activities with other employees for the purposes of mutual aid and protection, by discussing a disciplinary incident with co-workers ...
You did not get paid for your labor and material, so you ask, what can I do? Alabama’s lien law provides you an opportunity to place a lien on the property for certain unpaid amounts for labor and materials. If you follow the proper procedures to perfect the lien and obtain a judgment in your favor, you may force the sale of the property to collect on your judgment (see Ala. Code § 35-11-226). This article focuses on the procedural basics of Alabama’s lien law ...
By: Matthew T. Drenan, Charles F. Whitman, & Alicia A. Belock As temperatures continue to rise these upcoming weeks, employers take heed of pertinent health and safety laws to ensure workplace compliance. In anticipation of further shifts in the regulatory landscape favoring additional worker protections, we take this opportunity to review existing and imminent regulations during times of extreme heat ...
Cyber reporting requirements for Bermuda insurers, insurance managers and insurance intermediaries following the CrowdStrike faulty software update Key reporting obligations Prompt notification Bermuda insurers, insurance managers and insurance intermediaries (including brokers, agents and insurance marketplace providers) (each, a "Registered Person") must forthwith notify the BMA upon coming to the knowledge, or having a reason to believe, that a cyber reporting event has occurred ...
The data breach at controversial dating site Ashley Madison exposed 36m users in 2015. It heralded a new age of global data protection laws, but could it happen again? A recent Netflix documentary is retelling the story of the mass data breach in 2015 affecting up to 36 million users of the Ashley Madison website. A decade ago, the Canadian site’s USP was already proving controversial: catering for happily married people looking for a discreet affair ...
On July 24, 2024, the joint committee approved what should be the final draft of the bill that amends Chilean Data Protection Law N° 19,628 (the “Law”). After this stage, the draft of the Law needs to be approved by both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Upon approval, it will be sent to the President of the Republic for presidential approval and eventually will be subject to review by the Constitutional Court ...
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provided a cautionary tale for trade secret owners who seek preliminary relief against a competitor who hires its former employees but do not clearly articulate the trade secrets the owner seeks to protect. In early 2023, Insulet Corp. sued EOFlow Co. in the District of Massachusetts for misappropriating trade secrets supposedly obtained from employees EOFlow hired away from Insulet years earlier ...
Three months ago, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule to broadly ban employers from enforcing non-compete clauses against employees. In the weeks following the announcement, three lawsuits have been filed contesting the agency's authority to enact and enforce its ban on non-compete agreements. As things stand, federal courts are split and there is no nationwide injunction in place ...
****Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!**** The authorities in Russia and the rest of the world have recently been paying more and more attention to data protection issues ...
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On May 11, 2023, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, S.C. 2023, c. 9 (the ?Act?) was passed. The purpose of this Act is to implement Canada?s international commitment to contribute to the fight against forced labour and child labour, and to require certain entities to report on the measures they have taken to reduce the use of forced labour and child labour ...
