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Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
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New Ruling Allows Employers to Mandate Confidentiality of Internal Investigations
Higher Education
Theresa E. Rusnak, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Preparing for Imminent Changes in the New York State Education Law Regarding Data Privacy
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Sara M. Richmond, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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NLRB Reinstates Former Legal Standard for Deferral to Arbitration
Labor and Employment Law
Subhash Viswanathan, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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No Deliberate Indifference: Circuit Court Finds University Not Liable for Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment
Higher Education
Theresa E. Rusnak, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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California Consumer Privacy Act Now In Effect
January 5, 2020
Christopher K. Jones,
Sands Anderson PC
2020 ushered in significant new privacy rights for residents of California. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect January 1, 2020, provides important rights to California consumers concerning how businesses collect and sell their personal information. Critically, even though the goal of the CCPA is to create rights for residents of California, its reach is much larger and will affect many companies located outside that state. Read on for a brief overview of what you should know.
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Tearing Up the Litmus Test: Potential Problems with Testing Employees for Marijuana Use
January 2, 2020
Emily Massey, Allen Trask, and Devon Williams,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Employers with existing prohibitions on their employees’ use of hemp-derived CBD products and/or marijuana should consider those policies in light of the changing laws across the nation
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Ambulance Company Pays $65,000 Settlement
January 2, 2020
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Legislation looming to allow more locations for ‘commercial lifestyle centers’ and their liberal libations
January 2, 2020
Christopher M. Mackenzie,
Sands Anderson PC
The first session of the Virginia General Assembly in the new decade convenes January 8th, and proposed bills are already pouring in. One such bill that may interest those in the commercial real estate field is targeted at shoppers who may want a tipple with their other transactions, and the developments seeking to attract them.
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Harley-Davidson Dealer Violates Automatic Stay, Goes from Creditor to Judgment Debtor
Lance Martin, Creditors' Rights Attorney,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
If you lend money, you know – or should know – it is a cardinal sin to collect a debt or repossess collateral after a borrower files bankruptcy.
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Class is in Session: CBD Class Action Lawsuits are Trending Up
Chris Edwards, Tyler Russell, and Allen Trask,
Ward and Smith, P.A.
A new breed of class action lawsuits have cropped up involving CBD brands and products.
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Reminder: New York Minimum Wage Rates and Salary Thresholds for the Executive and Administrative Exemptions Will Increase on December 31, 2019
Labor and Employment Law
Subhash Viswanathan, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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