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NYC Employee Leave Rights under the Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic
Workers in New York are protected under existing and new federal laws, as well as state laws. In addition to federal and state laws, employees who work in New York City are also entitled to...
View ArticleDHS Announces Temporary Flexibility in I-9 and E-Verify Requirements During...
In response to the new challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced temporary flexibility in the requirements for completing Form I-9,...
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Changing Paths: Becoming an Attorney as a Second Career
This week we welcome back guest writer Mark Livingston to talk about his path to becoming an attorney after another career. During the 20th Century, it was common for people to have one job for a...
View ArticlePrivacy v. Speech? Supreme Court to Weigh in on TCPA Restrictions on...
The Supreme Court on May 6, 2020 heard oral argument on a widely-watched First Amendment case that may have broad ramifications for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, potentially, government...
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Artificial Intelligence, COVID-19 and the Tension between Privacy and Security
As the world continues to deal with the unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have emerged as a potentially formidable tool in detecting and...
View ArticleMaking the case for post-secondary education for people in prison
Emily Mooney has this effective new commentary at Politico headlined “We Already Have a Tool That Lowers Crime, Saves Money and Shrinks the Prison Population.” Here are excerpts: In America,...
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A Court-Side Seat: Flint Failures, Missed Deadlines, Toad Work and a Game of...
By Anthony B. Cavender The last few weeks have yielded a number of interesting developments in the Federal courts. FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEAL In re Flint Water Cases Several local and State of Michigan...
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Fairfax VA County Schools Hit by Maze Ransomware
Hurts when it is close to home and involves your grandchildren. As the Washington Post reported on September 11, hackers successfully attacked the Fairfax County Public Schools computer system in...
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Amazon’s Eero to Get Wi-Fi 6
The latest and greatest Wi-Fi spec is Wi-Fi 6. We’ve seen a few devices being sold over the last several months, but there’s about to be a big splash to the market with the next release of eero....
View ArticleLinked: Remote Work Doesn’t Have to Mean All-Day Video Calls
As I look at the workplaces that have remained remote, versus the ones who couldn’t wait to get back to “normal”, I suspect this has a lot to do with the difference: “The Covid-19 crisis has distanced...
View ArticleFoundations: IRS Launches Review Project
About a decade ago, the Internal Revenue Service launched an initiative targeting “high net worth families.” This project was designed to look well beyond just the individual 1040s of the nation’s...
View ArticleIn the News-Carol Buckmann Quoted on Need for Cybersecurity Liability Standards
Carol told Bloomberg Law why we need clear rules determining who is responsible when a participant’s benefit is stolen by internet thieves. Subscibers can read the whole article.
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