Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global, a worldwide alliance of independent law firms providing advice and counsel on employment law matters. We are pleased to present you with recent international employment law updates for September 2023 compiled by L&E Global.
Articles Discussing Human Resources And Other Workplace Topics.
How Much Is Too Much? Drinking, Drugs, and Trucking
“But I only had two beers.”
Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data: Transferring a Privacy Shield Certification to the New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Effective July 10, 2023, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”) replaced the invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework (“Privacy Shield”). Participating U.S. organizations can now receive personal data transferred from the European Economic Area in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and without being subject to further conditions.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: FBI Director Asks for Help to Fight Cyber Attacks
When hit with a cybersecurity attack, organizations are often not inclined to bring in federal law enforcement. Recent comments by FBI Director Christopher Wray at Mandiant’s annual mWISE 2023 conference seek to encourage the private sector to reconsider, as reported in CIODive. Doing so is an important consideration and depending
Importance of Protecting Employee Information as Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws Proliferate
Most human resources professionals are concerned about the privacy and security of the vast amounts of personal information they manage. This article discusses steps to consider taking against the challenges.
Construction Industry Workplace Law Update – Fall 2023
According to the national construction industry trade association Associated Builders and Contractors, construction labor demands are high.
Dismantling Gender Walls in the Construction Industry
According to the national construction industry trade association Associated Builders and Contractors, construction labor demands are high. The construction business pays well and offers great opportunities for progression. The traditionally male-dominated industry has struggled, however, to convince women to join its workforce.
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Transferring Personal Data Under the New Privacy Shield
Now that the European Commission has published the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework, it will be easier for organizations to transfer personal data from the EU to the United States.
Littler AI in the Workplace Survey Report 2023
Employers are increasingly looking to reap benefits from both generative and predictive artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including in human resources (HR) functions. Yet an evolving patchwork of AI regulation and the rampant pace of technological change place many at a crossroads.
How will the growing use of AI impact
Managing the Rumor Mill During Workplace Investigations
In this episode, Jen provides practical advice about how to limit the chit-chat during internal investigations.
EntertainHR: Don’t Be Punk’d Without a Workplace Violence Policy
I have a confession to make.
To the embarrassment of my family, especially my wife, I continue to watch professional wrestling. I’m a sucker when an entire arena is directing “heat” (negative reactions like booing) at a “heel” (the “bad guy”). And when the “babyface” (the “good guy”) is about to
Compelled Interviews Admissible in Criminal Prosecution Against Former Company President and Its General Counsel
A New Jersey federal court has ruled that a company’s self-disclosure of potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations did not render the company a state actor, allowing evidence obtained by its internal investigation to be used against two former employees alleged to have engaged in misconduct.
HHS Recommends that Marijuana be Reclassified as Schedule III Controlled Substance
New SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements Place Pressure On Public Companies To Investigate Potential Breaches Quickly And Involve Leadership In Data Security Compliance
This summer, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules to enhance and standardize disclosures by public companies regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents.
The rules will impose a number of new requirements, including disclosures regarding:
Material cybersecurity incidents, which must be made within four (4)
How do I identify the state employment laws that apply to our remote workers?
How do I identify the state employment laws that apply to our remote workers?
Even with the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees are still working from home, in states quite distant from headquarters.
As we settle into this new reality, employers must grapple with a fundamental