by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On May 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule that drastically limits the effectiveness of arbitration clauses in consumer financial product agreements. Specifically, the proposed rule bans providers of “consumer...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Last week the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Browning-Ferris Industries, reversing decades of precedent to revise the standard it will use to determine when two companies are joint employers. The NLRB’s new standard significantly expands the...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On October 27, 2015, the U.S. Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”) by a vote of 74-21. CISA had been stalled in the Senate since its submission in April 2015 by Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Richard Burr (R-NC),...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
As employees continue to flock to social media in droves, employers have been craving additional guidance about how, if at all, they can regulate work-related posts. While it is no secret that employees in unionized and non-unionized workplaces can discuss, and even...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On November 4, 2015, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central Division of the District of Utah filed a criminal complaint against a citizen of India, Kolar Rahman Anees Ur Rahman, alleging that he violated the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C....
