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SEC Commissioner Aguilar Speaks on Cybersecurity Issues for the Boardroom

In a speech at the New York Stock Exchange, SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar strongly urged directors to focus on the need for increased oversight of cyber-risks, and outlined steps directors should take immediately.

Don’t Forget To Close The Back Door: Vendor Management And Privacy

Companies that enter into a contract with a vendor that will access, use or disclose your customer or employee personal information should assume they are responsible for any unauthorized access to, use, or disclosure of that protected information, whether by the vendor or a third party.

Dangers of Misclassifying an Employee as an Independent Contractor Highlighted Once Again in New York Appellate Court Decision

The case, involving a photojournalist who worked for the New York Post as an independent contractor but fought to claim unemployment when the Post severed ties, serves as a reminder that federal and state agencies continue to aggressively pursue employers failing to classify their employees properly.

Time to Prepare for an On-Site FMLA Investigation

Employers can expect more on-site audits from the Labor Department as part of its normal procedures in investigating FMLA violations, according to statements made by Branch Chief Helen Applewhaite.

Leave My Employees Alone! You Promised You Wouldn’t Hire/Solicit Them

In light of the $300 million antitrust class action settlement with Google, Apple, Intel and other Silicon Valley heavyweights, employers should remember that an understanding between competitors not to hire, or solicit each other’s employees that is unmoored from some broader agreement, like a non disclosure agreement, is sure to ring alarm bells.