The Los Angeles City Council has approved amendments that would slow the implementation schedule for the City’s Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance and related airport worker wage provisions. The move revises the framework adopted in 2025, which had been set to increase covered hotel and airport worker wages to $30 per hour by 2028. The
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Is a CCPA Risk Assessment Required When Using Productivity Management and Monitoring Platforms?
Key Takeaways
- Outlines key considerations for businesses using productivity management and monitoring platforms – such as, Teramind, ActivTrak, and Insightful – and whether their use may require a CCPA risk assessment.
- Identifies the specific CCPA risk assessment triggers most relevant to such productivity technologies.
Productivity management and monitoring platforms have become a fixture of the…
Lessons for Businesses Using Cookies, Pixels, and Consent Banners
A recent federal court decision offers important lessons for businesses that use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies on consumer-facing websites. Although the court dismissed one federal wiretap claim with leave to amend, it allowed other privacy claims to proceed, including claims under California’s pen register statute and common law intrusion upon seclusion.
The case…
Adjustment of Status Under Scrutiny: USCIS Moves Toward Stricter Discretionary Review
Takeaways
- A new USCIS policy memorandum emphasizes that adjustment of status is a discretionary benefit and that consular processing abroad is the “ordinary” pathway to permanent residence.
- The memo does not eliminate employment-based adjustment of status or create a formal new rule requiring all applicants to consular process.
- Significant questions remain, including how USCIS will
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Is a CCPA Risk Assessment Required When Recording Customer Calls?
Key Takeaways
- Analyzes whether recording customer service and sales calls triggers the CCPA’s new risk assessment requirements.
- Identifies the specific CCPA triggers most relevant to call recording, particularly when AI analytics are applied to recordings.
- Notes related obligations under state wiretapping laws and other state privacy frameworks.
Recording customer calls is among the most common…
The Right Time for Bias and Validation Testing for AI is Now
Employers are increasingly using artificial intelligence and other algorithmic tools to support workplace decisions, including recruiting, screening, interviewing, promotion, workforce planning, and performance management. These tools can improve efficiency and consistency, but they also introduce important compliance, reputational, and employee-relations considerations. Two concepts that often arise in AI governance are bias audits and validation testing.…
Proposed State Laws For Breach Notification Could Reshape Incident Response Plans
State breach-notification laws continue to evolve, and legislatures are using 2026 sessions to tighten consumer protections and shift the civil liability landscape that often follows a cyber event.
For businesses, the practical takeaway is that incident response planning increasingly needs to account not only for “whether notice is required,” but also for hard timelines, regulator-facing…
Jackson Lewis P.C. to Host GovCon Symposium in Reston, Virginia
Government contractors continue to navigate a shifting labor and employment landscape, with new and ongoing developments affecting compliance obligations, workplace policies, and enforcement priorities.
To help contractors address these challenges, Jackson Lewis P.C. will host its Government Contractor Employment Law Symposium on June 4, 2026, in Reston, Virginia. We welcome you to join our dynamic…
Key Vendor Management Lessons Educational Institutions Can Learn from Recent EdTech Vendor Data Breach
Takeaways
Educational Institutions use Software as a Service platforms to facilitate operations, but doing so carries significant risk that needs to be carefully managed. Strong vendor oversight, tight contracts, and incident response planning are critical to protecting personal data down the chain.
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California Heat Safety Compliance Reminders for Employers
As California heats up, employers should revisit Cal/OSHA’s heat illness prevention requirements, which continue to apply to both outdoor and indoor workplaces in 2026. Federal OSHA, by comparison, still has not finalized a nationwide heat-specific standard. Read more here: Beat the Heat: Reminders About California Heat Injury and Illness Mandates