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“Onerous” New Law Requiring Insurance Disclosures Riles NY Defense Bar

New York governor Kathy Hochul signed the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act on December 31, immediately imposing new insurance disclosure requirements […]

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Crackdown “Light” On Defense Contractor Cybersecurity

A post from law firm Morrison & Foerster outlines top cybersecurity “considerations” for government contractors in 2022, a word possibly […]

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An Acronym Soup But A Nutritious One From “CISA”

The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),  part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), “is charged with enhancing the security, […]

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Employers Fear Never-Ending Liability Chain From Take-Home Covid Lawsuits

A California appeals court has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against an employer in a case where the […]

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New Flood Risk Assessment Tool For Commercial Properties

A new tool to ascertain and quantify flood risk for commercial properties has been developed by the non-profit First Street […]

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Cyber Warning: Time To Get Serious About Energy Infrastructure

The Department of Homeland Security has officially declared there are 18 critical infrastructure sectors in the United States. According to […]

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New World Of Risk For Power Industry, Alternative Or Not

The evolution of power generation to cleaner and smarter systems is often portrayed as smooth and relatively risk-free, but in […]

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“Sigh Of Relief” As Supreme Court Takes Up PAGA Case

With the Supreme Court granting certiorari in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, California employers “who have been plagued by […]

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Gig Work Showdown Looms In ‘22

In November 2020, California’s Proposition 22 passed with 59 percent of the vote, enabling companies like Lyft, Uber and Instacart […]

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The Luxury Side Of the Hack, And Other Cybersecurity Stories That Made History In 2021

Online publication Motherboard selects nine of the year’s best stories on hacking, information security, privacy, and surveillance “that we wish […]

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