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Connecticut Overhauls Its Data Privacy Act
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (443+ words) On June 24, 2025, Connecticut enacted Senate Bill 1295 (Public Act No. 25-113), the most significant amendments to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA" or the Act") since the law took effect. The amendments meaningfully expand who must comply with the CTDPA, broaden the…...
A Proposed Overhaul to Federal Grantmaking: What It Could Mean for Grantees, Healthcare and Other Researchers, and Colleges and Universities
2+ week, 6+ day ago (226+ words) On Friday, May 29, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a sweeping plan to modify the Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. A proposed rule seeks significantly to revise several parts of the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance[1] to…...
DEI Whistleblower Risk, DOL Letters & PAGA
3+ week, 1+ day ago (406+ words) What employers should know about key developments this week: [00: 00: 03] George Whipple: Welcome to Employment Law This Week. I'm George Whipple. Federal agencies take action to comply with the executive order" ending DEI in government. Late last month, the Department of…...
Connecticut Joins Growing Number of States Regulating Workplace AI and Mandating Notice for Certain AI Uses as Well as Imposing New Disclosure Requirements for Certain Reductions in Force
3+ week, 3+ day ago (336+ words) On Friday, May 27, 2026, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law broad legislation addressing the use of AI in Connecticut. The new AI law has significant implications for employers in the Nutmeg State who use any type of "automated employment-related decision technology…...
Illinois" Proposed Notice Rules for Complying with Workplace AI Anti-Discrimination Law
4+ week, 1+ day ago (264+ words) On May 15, 2026, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) announced proposed regulations (the Regulations) that address required employer notification arising from the use of AI to make employment decisions. The publication of the Regulations in the Illinois Register triggered a…...
EEO-1 Reporting: What Employers Need to Know
4+ week, 1+ day ago (332+ words) What employers should know about key developments this week: [00: 01: 15] We'll keep watching both proposals for updates. The Fifth Circuit rules on remote work accommodations - After an employer denied a worker's request for full-time remote work, reasoning that one of his…...
One Nation, One Privacy Law: GOP Introduces Federal Privacy Legislation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (500+ words) The SECURE Data Act, the result of Guthrie's Privacy Working Group, would establish a comprehensive federal consumer privacy standard that protects the privacy and security of Americans' personal data. The Privacy Working Group received more than 250 written responses and held…...
DOL Proposes New Safe Harbor for Selection of Designated Investment Alternatives for Defined Contribution Plans
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (281+ words) On March 30, 2026, the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule offering a safe harbor for fiduciaries under ERISA in connection with selecting designated investment alternatives for participant-directed defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) plans "(the Proposed Rule). The six factors,…...
Critical Infrastructure at Risk: Project Glasswing Urges Attention to AI-Driven Cyber-Risks
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (165+ words) Project Glasswing" is a new initiative that should command the immediate attention of every C-suite leader, privacy officer, information security professional, and compliance executive in health care and life sciences, financial services and other critical infrastructure industries, and their legal…...
Sec Issues New Guidance Under Rule 701 for Employee Equity Compensation
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) On March 6, 2026, the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new and updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) for private and foreign companies issuing equity compensation in reliance on Rule 701 to their employees, officers, directors,…...