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Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
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Observations Regarding The Use of Blockchain by the Brazilian Public Administration
October 27, 2020
Laura Isabelle Guzzo - Souto Correa Advogados
The development of emerging technologies increases exponentially, and the pandemic COVID-19 showed the importance of a digital strategy and promotion of a technological agenda in Brazilian Public Administration. Blockchain technology shows that it's possible to combine transparency to public data, improvement of data storage, reduction of bureaucracy, and promotion of higher efficiency to public services. This article shows some examples of using Blockchain in many areas of the Brazilian Public Sector.
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Cogito, Ergo Vroom: More Autonomous Vehicles Hit Virginia’s Roads
October 25, 2020
Christopher M. Mackenzie,
Sands Anderson PC
In a press release issued last week, Fairfax County and Dominion Energy announced the beginning of operations for “the first publicly funded autonomous electric shuttle and test of driverless technology in public transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
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New York Releases Guidance on Paid Sick Leave
October 20, 2020
Theresa E. Rusnak and Kerry W. Langan - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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NYC Amends Earned Sick and Safe Time Act
October 15, 2020
Theresa E. Rusnak and Kerry W. Langan - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (10/15)
October 14, 2020
Caitlin A. Anderson and Hermes Fernandez - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Virginia Employers: The Deadline is October 29, 2020 to Put Up New Mandatory Workplace Posters and Make Changes to Employee Handbooks
October 14, 2020
Brian G. Muse,
Sands Anderson PC
A bevy of new Virginia employment laws went into effect in July 2020. These include new laws related to pregnancy accommodation, expanding worker remedies for discrimination and harassment, and limiting the ability of employers to enter into noncompetition agreements with low wage workers.
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SAMHSA Again Revises its Rules on the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Records
October 13, 2020
Robert W. Patterson - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Essential Business Update: Cluster Action Initiative
October 12, 2020
Caitlin A. Anderson and Hermes Fernandez - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Added Reason to Be Aware of the New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations
October 11, 2020
Gail M. Norris - Bond, Schoeneck & King
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California Family Rights Act Expansion Impacts All Employers with Five or More Employees
October 8, 2020
Yen Chau,
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
Beginning next year, 2021, the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) will greatly expand to include businesses with five or more employees. And, even for businesses that are already subject to CFRA, the scope of the leave rights are also larger. Here are the key changes to CFRA, which provides employees with up to 12 weeks of protected, unpaid leave to care for themselves, a family member or to bond with a new child.
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