New England Biz Law Update

Privacy-enhancing technologies — also known as PETs — are a facet of cybersecurity you’re most likely using in your personal or professional life, but you may not recognize the term. “PETs is just a buzzword for any technological tool or ...

Most employees are open to having their organizations analyze data from emails, messages and meetings to improve their employee experience, according to new Qualtrics research. Also known as passive listening, this practice provides valuable insights using data employees generate in ...

The increased use of biotech and the biometric privacy concerns entangled with its use creates a legal minefield that businesses must prepare to navigate. Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and other social media giants — recently settled ...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published final guidance on harassment in the workplace earlier this year. While this guidance is not law, it provides employers with an official agency resource on legal standards and employer liability in relation to federal ...

As the use of artificial intelligence expands, more small companies say they’re harnessing AI to help their businesses. In a survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Teneo, nearly every small business — 98% — said they are utilizing ...

With technology evolving so quickly, powered by the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, keeping pace with change becomes all the more critical. For lawyers, the ethical requirement of maintaining technology competence plays a large part in that ...

It was a bad term for the administrative state. In Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. Supreme Court upended settled lower court precedent and expanded the rights of people to challenge unlawful ...

For decades, the issue of the “tip credit” has been the subject of discussion and guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In 1988, the DOL published what is known as the “80/20” guidance in its Field Operations Handbook. ...

Successful mergers and acquisitions (M&A) exits have become increasingly difficult to achieve and are taking longer to complete as a result of recent economic headwinds and regulatory constraints. That being said, many private equity funds and strategic buyers still have ...

Employers scored a recent victory as the bid by the Federal Trade Commission to ban noncompete agreements was rejected by a federal judge in Texas. The FTC federal rule was set to be enforced on Sept. 4. The FTC says ...