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The Buck Stops with You: Artificial Intelligence, Employment, & Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Written By Grant B. Osborne and Mayukh Sircar, CIPP/US

September 1, 2023

"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do." – HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace Computer…

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Thousands Hacked: New Cyber-Attacks Affect Organizations Big and Small

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP

March 8, 2021

Friday afternoon, reports surfaced that a foreign nation had compromised newly-discovered flaws in the Microsoft Exchange Server email software and breached the cybersecurity efforts of more than 60,000 known victims. Unl…

New Year, New Data Protection Law: Is Your Company Ready for the GDPR?

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP

January 8, 2018

The countdown has officially begun. On May 25, 2018, the European Union's ("EU") General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), a sweeping data privacy and security regulation resulting from years of regulatory and politica…

Wrapping Your Privacy Practices Up with a Bow

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP

December 19, 2017

For many companies, the "hap-happiest season of all" coincides with the busiest season of all. Business owners and employees are racing to fill customer orders in time for the holidays, which also means an avalanche …

Pretty Fast for Government Work: United States Department of Labor Files Notice of Appeal of Order Enjoining Enforcement of “Final” Overtime Rule

Written By Grant B. Osborne

December 7, 2016

On November 22, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a momentous preliminary injunction stopping the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") from implementing and enforcing its…

Drone On – May I See Your Flight Registration Please?

Written By Alexander C. Dale

December 18, 2015

***PLEASE NOTE: On May 19, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion that vacated the FAA's registration requirement for model aircraft. Please consult with…

2013 Dramatically Altered The Landscape Of The U.S. Patent System…So What's Next In 2014?

Written By Ryan K. Simmons

March 5, 2014

The year 2013 saw some of the most significant changes to the U.S. patent system in more than 60 years. Pending legislation and several cases to be heard by the United States Supreme Court could make 2014 another yea…