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FTC States COPPA Does Not Always Preempt State Online Privacy Laws

FTC States COPPA Does Not Always Preempt State Online Privacy Laws

by PC Editorial Staff | May 31, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, COPPA, Federal Labor Law, FTC, State Labor Law

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a brief in the case of Jones v. Google, stating that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) does not preempt state online privacy laws that are consistent with COPPA. The FTC’s brief ultimately...
NYC Council Passes Bill to Prohibit Height and Weight Discrimination

NYC Council Passes Bill to Prohibit Height and Weight Discrimination

by PC Editorial Staff | May 16, 2023 | Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, State Labor Law, Title VII

Recently, the New York City (NYC) Council passed a bill that would make height and weight discrimination in the workplace illegal. This bill would amend NYC’s Human Rights Law to include the additional protected categories of height and weight. The NYC Council expects...
SCOTUS Ruling Gives Employers Ways to Challenge Federal Agency Actions

SCOTUS Ruling Gives Employers Ways to Challenge Federal Agency Actions

by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 25, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, State Labor Law, U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS or Supreme Court) recently made rulings in two cases that ultimately gave employers more tools to challenge federal agency actions during administrative proceedings. Since challenging federal agency actions can be a...
NYC Adopts Final Rules on AI Employment Decision Tools Like AEDTs

NYC Adopts Final Rules on AI Employment Decision Tools Like AEDTs

by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 18, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, State Labor Law, State News

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently adopted final rules on New York City’s (NYC’s) new law (Local Law 144) regulating Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDTs). Specifically, NYC employers and employment agencies that use...
Ninth Circuit Rules FAA Preempts California Arbitration Law

Ninth Circuit Rules FAA Preempts California Arbitration Law

by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 21, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, Human Resources, Labor-Management Relations, State Labor Law, State News

On February 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) ruled that arbitration provisions under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempt California arbitration law under Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51). In brief, AB 51 prohibits state employers from...
Court Rules USERRA Requires Paid Military Leave of Comparable Duration

Court Rules USERRA Requires Paid Military Leave of Comparable Duration

by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 14, 2023 | Employee benefit plans, paid sick leave, State Labor Law, USERRA

This month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) found that, under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), employers that provide non-military paid short-term leave for specific reasons must also offer paid...
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