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A New Mexico judge’s order that Meta Platforms pay $25 billion over the handling of data from millions of Facebook users; whether the large dollar penalty will stand up; what other companies should be considering as regards their own data practices and related data privacy obligations under the law.
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A new whistleblower program announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Oct. 20; main emphases of the program; how the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program differs from other whistleblower programs; how this new program may raise new risks for companies; internal processes that companies should review in response to the DOJ announcement.
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The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently formed Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force; key areas on which the task force will be focusing; practical takeaways from the DA office’s announcement; related enforcement trends, whether statewide, regionally, or nationally.
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Labor- and employment-related issues that tend to arise in connection with the political election season, whether they involve internal issues (speech rights, or limitations, in the workplace; potential disputes between employees, or even workplace violence or outsider threats; employee rights to time off for voting or requests for time off for volunteering, etc.) or external issues (ballot measures or key races that employers – either generally, or in a particular region or industry – should be paying attention to, and what the midterm results could mean for worker rights and protections).
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The ongoing problem of North Korea-linked workers posing as legitimate job applicants; forms that this type of fraud has taken, how pervasive it’s believed to be, and how the risk to current or would-be employers is evolving; what businesses can do to protect themselves from this persistent threat; what the U.S. government or other authorities are doing to combat this problem; related federal guidance for employers.
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A $5 million settlement that Maplebear (parent company of online delivery operation Instacart) has agreed to pay to resolve allegations that Instacart discriminated against U.S. workers based on citizenship status and national origin; hiring and recruitment practices at issue in this case; takeaways for other employers from this case; related immigration enforcement trends that employers should be heeding.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/instacart-settles-us-probe-over-180425194.html
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A final rule released Oct. 13 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding foreign nationals’ work authorization; background to the rule; when the final rule takes effect and what it means for Employment Authorization Document holders and the EAD renewal process; whether the final rule applies retroactively; practical pointers for employers and their workforce on the nuts and bolts of the EAD process and possible options for avoiding or minimizing work gaps and disruptions to workplace operations.
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Temporary Protected Status developments involving Ukrainian and Sudanese workers in the United States; where their work and residency eligibility or other rights or protections currently stand; any guidance (or lack thereof) from immigration authorities; how workers and their employers can best navigate an uncertain, and perhaps quickly shifting, terrain.
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