In the evolving retail landscape, where competition is fierce and intellectual property is paramount, the use of restrictive covenants has long been a cornerstone for protecting proprietary information and safeguarding competitive advantages.... Read more »
In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The decision also... Read more »
Within the last few months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance that will reduce the financial burdens of paying for prescription drug coverage for Medicare patients. The... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is in the process of publishing industry-specific guidance for compliance with the 2022 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP... Read more »
On February 13, 2024, the USPTO published a Federal Register notice on Inventorship Guidance for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted Inventions (“Guidance”) in response to President Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy... Read more »
by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | March 6, 2024 Hats off to Cal-OSHA! They are WAY ahead of schedule… As you probably know, by July 1, 2024, most California employers... Read more »
On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) repealed its previous guidance advising a 5-day isolation period for individuals testing positive for COVID-19 and issued consolidated guidance on... Read more »
Gina K. Janeiro, Elaine Luthens and Kaylyn R. Stanek author “St. Paul Issues Guidance on Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance,” published by SHRM. Source link Read more »
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 had many retirement plan provisions, including the pension-linked emergency savings account (PLESA) that lets workers contribute money to an account in a defined contribution plan that... Read more »
Quick Hits HHS and NIST issued new guidance to provide information and serve as a resource for HIPAA-regulated entities to improve cybersecurity and compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. The guidance comes... Read more »