ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 30, 2023

A flurry of bills is being proposed in the payroll space — many having to do labor and employment. From difficulties filling state jobs to worker retention issues with private employers in the state. Storey noted that as public policy leaders, employers turn to state legislators for assistance. The state has two proposals.

Marketability 105

Marketability 105

ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

After consultation with experienced benefits counsel to assess the compliance risks, if the company decides to proceed, the individual or committee with authority to amend the plan would need to adopt a written amendment that specifies the special eligibility rules and describes the specific group of employees to whom they apply.

Compliance 52

Compliance 52

Reynolds Holding

MARCH 19, 2024

AI-generated content may reflect inaccuracies or biases because the model had limited or imperfect data, was trained on information reflecting historical discrimination, or was given inadequate prompts or instructions. For example, an AI assistant may keep copies of all user prompts and AI-generated outputs.

Technology 45

Technology 45

Reynolds Holding

JULY 10, 2023

Mallory then brought a workers’ compensation claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act against his former employer in Pennsylvania state court, seeking damages for alleged workplace negligence that exposed him to carcinogens. BACKGROUND Robert Mallory worked for Norfolk Southern as a freight-car mechanic in Ohio and Virginia.

45

45

Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 30, 2024

This is quintessential viewpoint discrimination. [25] Must a defendant require subsequent employers to link to the settlement in the otherwise flattering profiles they post on their websites? The upshot: so long as a defendant says what the SEC wants to hear (or says nothing at all), he does not violate the No-Admit-No-Deny Provision.

Banking 45

Banking Start-ups Compliance 45

Reynolds Holding

MARCH 13, 2023

Moreover, we do not yet know how significant or outsized a role these additions will play—particularly for companies that for legitimate reasons (such as labor or employment laws, data privacy or resources) are unable to take significant steps to claw back employee compensation—as compared to other important components of a compliance program.

Compliance 45

Compliance Equity Treasury Banking 45

Reynolds Holding

JULY 14, 2022

Advertising for housing, education, employment, healthcare, insurance, or credit opportunities. The ADPPA would codify a prohibition on the collection, processing, use or transfer of covered data in ways that would discriminate or make goods or services unavailable on the basis of protected characteristics. ADPPA § 207(c)(1).

Compliance 45

Compliance Technology 45

Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As federal and state authorities take stock of the use of AI, the benefits of “responsibly audited AI” has become a focal point and should be on companies’ radars. The Act covers “automated decision systems” that companies use to make “critical decisions” affecting employment and financial services decisions.

Technology 45

Technology Finance Equity 45

ThomsonReuters

MARCH 10, 2022

The notice explains that Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 protects an individual’s right to access health programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance without facing discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes discrimination on the basis of gender identity. Contributing Editors: EBIA Staff.

52

52

ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 9, 2024

.” Per the IRS’s Strategic Operating Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2023 through 2031, expanded enforcement is on the radar for large partnerships and large corporations, with additional focus on the employment tax returns these and other entities file. “Tax is really just the story of people’s lives,” Creech said.

Technology 98

Technology 98

Farrel Fritz

APRIL 18, 2022

Nor should anyone underestimate the complexity of the reasons why female business owners who suffer discrimination in its various forms at the hands of their partners come forward, much less sue their partners. The two articles nonetheless share a number of common elements and themes. They both discuss at length the Straka case.

Dividends 52

Dividends Accounting Firms Finance Equity 52

Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 21, 2022

In particular, Section 18 of the FTC Act grants us clear authority to issue rules that identify specific business practices that are unlawful by virtue of being “unfair” or “deceptive.”10 13 Are there contexts in which our unfairness authority reaches a greater set of substantive limits on data collection?14 10 15 U.S.C. §

Marketability 53

Marketability Technology Compliance 53

Reynolds Holding

JULY 16, 2023

Affirmative Action and Anti-Discrimination Law. At the close of the Term, the Court issued two decisions modifying longstanding precedent in anti-discrimination law. As discussed in our prior memo, the principal effect of the decision is to more closely align anti-discrimination protections in academia with those in the workplace.

Banking 40

Banking Equity Technology Marketability 40

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Using, say, ChatGPT in medical or legal applications may require very different levels of testing and transparency than it would when used for entertainment purposes Algorithmic Discrimination Protections Another risk of AI is that it will reinforce or even increase inequities in society.

Banking 116

Banking Technology Finance Marketability 116

Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A Delaware vice chancellor recently lamented that “Delaware should not be determining employment law for the country and for the world.” [1] Delaware judges have begun to express alarm over the number of employment disputes being shoehorned into entity law via partnership and LLC agreements. Untangling the mess.

Equity 45

Equity Appraisal Technology 45

Reynolds Holding

MAY 1, 2023

Several years ago the #Metoo movement triggered the publication of a number of official inquiries, consultations and pieces of guidance which were aimed at reforming the unethical use of NDAs in the context of harassment and discrimination claims in the workplace. [4] PIDA encourages workers to make “internal” disclosures to their employer.

Compliance 49

Compliance Banking Marketability 49

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 21, 2022

41] Financial institutions should carefully consider the potential impact of their climate-related actions on financially vulnerable populations, including conducting fair lending risk analysis or review of insurance unfair discrimination requirements where applicable, before committing to or taking any such actions. CONCLUSION. at 87-91. [27]

Finance 45

Finance Banking Compliance Equity 45

Farrel Fritz

JUNE 12, 2023

The two-day conference hosts the nation’s leading authorities for deeply insightful discussions on legal developments concerning LLC formation, governance, and use. For those interested in learning the intricacies of the LLC laws directly from the experts, I highly recommend attending the Institute. Is dissolution too drastic a remedy?

Appraisal 52

Appraisal Accounting Firms 52

Internal Audit 360

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The existence of algorithmic bias can result in a lack of fairness and lead to an exacerbation of existing inequality, prejudice, and discrimination. Privacy, Criminality, and Discrimination: AI powered surveillance such as facial recognition can be intentionally used to invade people’s privacy. appeared first on Internal Audit 360.

Technology 69

Technology Compliance Specific Risk Finance 69

Reynolds Holding

JULY 29, 2022

The five most popular proposal topics in 2022, representing 49% of all shareholder proposal submissions, were (i) climate change, (ii) special meetings, (iii) anti-discrimination and diversity, (iv) independent chair, and (v) lobbying spending and political contributions (which tied for fifth most common proposal topic). Proposal Category.

Equity 98

Equity Dividends Banking Finance 98

Reynolds Holding

JULY 4, 2022

Viewing that decision as legislative in character, the Fifth Circuit found that the grant of this authority violated Article I of the Constitution, which mandates that “all legislative powers” are vested in Congress, not in administrative agencies. [5] Effectively, the Court was clawing back power. West Virginia v.

119

119

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 18, 2017

These court decisions endorse the “hypothetical monopolist” test and price discrimination markets, consistent with the antitrust agencies’ 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines, solidifying their use as analytical tools in merger reviews and leading to narrow market definitions.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Marketability Technology 52