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Showing 3 posts from May 2019.

Cybersecurity
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Amendments Bring New Clarity to CCPA Scope in Advance of 2020 Deadline

By Scott T. Lyon on May 23, 2019

In the rush to pass AB-375 (the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)) before the 2018 deadline to withdraw the looming ballot initiative, it was clear that amendments would be necessary.  Mere months after its passage, SB-1121 was passed to clean up technical and grammatical errors, but the more substantial revisions were anticipated this year.  In tracking those amendments, businesses have gained clarity on their 2020 compliance obligations. (Read More)

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Insurance
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Attention Agents: Fees Charged May Be Unlawful

By Mark B. Robinson on May 15, 2019

Brokers and agents take note – an appellate court in California handed down a decision earlier this month that strikes at the legality of “broker fees” charged by agents. (Read More)

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Employment
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Federal Reserve Seeks to Bar Bankers for Misappropriation

By Richard Reice on May 1, 2019

A greater awareness of the need to guard against misappropriation of trade secrets and the need for effective remedies has become a rather hot topic of late. With the passage of the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, Congress federalized the fight against trade secret misappropriation with the effect that there will eventually be a consistent application of trade secret law across the United States. Regulatory bodies are also ramping up their efforts to stem misappropriation. For example, the DOJ has formed the Intellectual Property Task Force. (Read More)

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