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From Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP: The Employment Rights Bill was introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, representing the biggest change to UK employment law since the 1990s. Delivering on its promise to introduce #legislation within 100 days of coming into power, the new Labour government’s Bill proposes new and enhanced employee rights, makes provisions regarding pay and conditions in specified sectors, and reforms aspects of trade union conduct and industrial action.?... We summarise below the Bill’s key points as well as comment in more detail about some of the more notable provisions.... #uk #employmentlaw #labourgovernment #employeerights

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's Jeremy Kudon writes: With 725+ AI bills proposed at the state level in 2024, where should companies focus their legislative advocacy efforts? #artificialintelligence #ai #statelegislatures #legislation

Dorsey & Whitney LLP's Hannah Green and Nisha Verma write: ...employers should be aware that, in addition to the federal Speak Out Act (42 U.S.C. § 19403), state laws regarding the enforceability of confidentiality provisions in employee agreements vary and have undergone significant transformations in recent years. #confidentialityagreements #employmentcontracts #nondisclosureagreements #proprietaryinformation

From Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: To avoid delays in filing and completing transactions once the Final HSR Rules go into effect, companies considering future transactions should be aware of the types of information and documents that they must provide under the new filing regime and consider whether they need to introduce new information-collection practices now. In this alert, the Wilson Sonsini antitrust team provides information about the Final HSR Rules and analysis on how companies can be ready for their next HSR filing. #hartscottrodinoact #mergersandacquisitions #reportingrequirements #ftc #premergernotifications

Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Dawn Lurie and Matthew Parker write: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that employers using E-Verify have until January 5, 2025, to download and retain records for cases last updated on or before December 31, 2014. After this date, USCIS will permanently dispose of these records. #uscis #immigration #everify #foreignworkers #recordretention

From BakerHostetler: A new California law requires written contracts when engaging most solo independent contractors. ... The Freelance Worker Protection Act takes effect on January 1, 2025. #california #fwpa #independentcontractors #freelanceworkers #contracts

From Mayer Brown: By now, companies across all industries have become familiar with the lifecycle and stages of a ransomware incident. Generally, once an attack is contained, remediation and rebuilding will follow. Shortly after, the crisis begins to subside, and legal reviews of impacted data and notifications to potentially impacted individuals, state attorneys general, and regulators all follow (often with the assistance of an e-discovery firm). Not long ago, this signaled the end of the incident. But now, for an increasing number of companies, it preludes the next stage: litigation. ... This Legal Update discusses recent cyber-litigation trends, notable data breach class-action litigation, and considerations for protecting privilege during a security incident. #databreaches #cybersecurity #litigation #classactions

From Wiley Rein LLP: With another government fiscal year in the books, contractors may be anticipating the next season of bid protests. The Federal Circuit’s recent?decision?in?Oak Grove Technologies v. United States?offers a timely set of pointers for successful protests and, more broadly, managing protest expectations within the organization. #federalcontractors #governmentcontracting #federalcircuit #bidprotests

From Fenwick & West: Patented technologies or features can be valuable selling points, setting your products apart from the competition. But when #advertising or marketing materials overstate the scope of patent or other IP rights, they may create the risk of a false advertising claim. A recent decision by the Federal Circuit found that a cause of action can arise under Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act where a party “falsely claims that it possesses a patent on a product feature and advertises that product feature in a manner that causes consumers to be misled about the nature, characteristics, or qualities of its products.” #patents #intellectualproperty #lanhamact #federalcircuit

Verrill's Eric Altholz writes: In November 2023, the IRS issued proposed regulations addressing the SECURE 2.0 long-term part-time (LTPT) employee eligibility requirements applicable to 401(k) plans knowing that further guidance would be needed to explain how those requirements would apply to 403(b) plans .... The publication of?IRS Notice 2024-73?last week represents a significant step forward in delivering that guidance. #irs #403bplans #employeebenefits #parttimeemployees