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President Trump Sets New Standards for Cybersecurity

by Faegre Baker Daniels in Legal, Risk Management, Technology. Posted May 20, 2017

President Trump has issued a much-anticipated executive order (EO) on cybersecurity. The order requires all federal executive agencies to adhere to a single security framework and is intended to improve the nation’s defenses against pervasive cyberattacks. In light of this order, clients may ask more pointed questions about the security policies and procedures that a ...

Franchisors: Protecting Trade Secrets Under Texas Law

by S.L. Owens in Food & Beverage, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal. Posted May 18, 2017

Franchisors frequently face this common scenario: upon termination or expiration of a franchise agreement, the franchisee leaves the system with the franchisor’s confidential information and trade secrets and – worse – attempts to use that information in a competing business. Confidential information – including secret recipes, proprietary processes and customer lists – is the lifeline ...

Liability for What Goes on behind Closed Doors: Sex Trafficking and the Hospitality Industry’s Privacy Tightrope

by Post & Schell in Legal. Posted April 3, 2017

By Abraham J. Rein, Charles W. Spitz, Marc H. Perry Earlier this month, the Philadelphia hotel Roosevelt Inn, its corporate parents, its New York management company, and an individual owner/manager of the hotel, were sued for allegedly allowing trafficking of sex involving a minor to take place on the hotel’s premises. The case – the first ...

Gram Shop Liability for On-Site Cannabis Consumption in California

by Wilson Elser in Legal. Posted March 24, 2017

Ian Stewart (Partner-Los Angeles) and Otis Felder (Of Counsel-Los Angeles) have authored an article, “Gram Shop Liability for On-Site Cannabis Consumption in California,” published in the March 1, 2017, issue of Cannabis Law Journal. Ian and Otis point out that those considering the potential development of on-site cannabis use should not only inquire as to ...

Employment Taxes: A Look at Changing Enforcement Patterns

by James Malone in Human Resources, Legal. Posted March 23, 2017

Roughly seventy percent of the federal government’s revenues come from employment taxes, including FICA and income taxes withheld from employees’ wages. Consequently, threats to that source are taken quite seriously. All employers need to be aware of the significant changes in employment tax enforcement that have increased the risks faced by the non-compliant. Traditional Employment ...

FDA Will Begin Enforcing Menu Labeling Requirements in Less Than Two Months: Covered Establishments Must be Prepared

by Anna Wiand in Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted March 20, 2017

After many delays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is slated to begin enforcing its menu labeling rule on May 5, 2017. The Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments rule, codified at 21 CFR 101.11, applies to retail food establishments with twenty (20) or more locations. ...

How ‘Ban-the-Box’ Ordinances Complicate Hiring at Hotels

by Elliott Mest in Human Resources, Legal. Posted March 8, 2017

Beginning Jan. 22, Los Angeles enacted the Fair Chance Ordinance, a so-called “ban-the-box” law that prevents employers from investigating the criminal histories of potential employees before submitting a conditional offer of employment. The goal of the law is to evaluate potential employees without acknowledging criminal history, but it also complicates the employment process. Michelle Sumner, ...

TSA Under Pressure from Congress – Again

by Robert Freeman in Legal, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted March 6, 2017

TSA Under Pressure Robert Freeman of Cozen O’Connor reports on the pressure felt by the TSA from Congress. The TSA is facing distrust from a number of “committee members from” the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding their operations. The actions in question include “systematcially classifiying potentially embarassing documents as (SSI) to cover ...

Scaling The Wall Of Conflicting Tip-Credit Provisions

by Corey Goerdt in Legal. Posted February 27, 2017

Corey Goerdt of Fisher & Phillips takes a look at the recent development of tip-credit procedures. Many of these procedures take effect in the early part of this year and are as varied as they are complicated per state and federal standards. We’ve all struggled with what to do when we’re given conflicting orders. Grandma ...

Wow! Uber fined $20 Million and confesses it exaggerated potential drivers’ earnings!

by Peter Vogel in Legal. Posted February 9, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Uber alleging that it “misled prospective drivers with exaggerated earning claims and claims about financing through its Vehicle Solutions Program.” The January 19, 2017 lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California FTC v. Uber Technologies, Inc. requested a permanent injunction and includes claims ...

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