New England Biz Law Update

Studies have found that American birth rates typically peak in the summer months, so now is a great time for employers to review their policies and practices around pregnancy and pregnant workers. This is particularly true this year, as the ...

Navigating through a public relations crisis effectively is no easy feat. By following a structured plan, however, you can address the issue head-on, mitigate negative impacts and maintain trust with your stakeholders. To help you draft such a plan, here ...

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission announced a ban on noncompete agreements for almost all types of jobs, with major implications for employers and employees in both the private and public sectors. Historically, noncompete clauses have been included in ...

A U.S. District Court judge did not err by deciding that a hotel’s potential liability under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act was completely offset by “voluntary” payments to employees who were discharged after the hotel closed, the 1st ...

Since 2018, European companies have had to comply with a set of enhanced data security and compliance standards known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This requires businesses that manage personally identifiable information to adopt specific measures aimed at ...

On Jan. 1, a new federal law took effect that more likely than not affects your business. This new law is called the Corporate Transparency Act. The CTA affects every nearly every small business in the United States that employs ...

New technologies — and artificial intelligence (AI), in particular — offer enhancements and efficiencies that make our lives easier. Chatbots can quickly connect us to the solutions we need and software automation can reduce 20 minutes of work to two ...

Artificial intelligence is moving at lightning speed, and it has resulted in a quickly changing legal landscape on the federal, state, and now international levels. The AI-X team at Faegre Drinker advises clients in various industries on regulations and risk ...

Under Section 8(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), employees and employers are permitted to have a representative accompany OSHA Compliance Officers (“CSHOs”) during physical inspections of worksites as part of OSHA inspections. These physical inspections have ...

Tax planning for businesses frequently occurs at or near year end. However, that timing may be too late to implement certain actions for the current year that could save tax dollars. A more prudent approach would dictate tax planning be ...