Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response DOJ, FBI Tasked With Compiling Detailed Stats, Developing Taxonomy to Sort Data Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • May 6, 2022 President Biden signed a bipartisan bill to strengthen law enforcement cybercrime statistics. (Source: Wikipedia) U.S. President Joe Biden […]
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Definition, history of word amid Roe v. Wade law
Abortion, in addition to being the hot topic in the news cycle after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and a deeply polarizing subject since 1973, is also a word. It is a fraught word. A triggering word. One of those few words that cause […]
Trends in families over the past year and the influence on family law
The General Assembly of the United Nations determined in 1993 that 15 May each year should be known as “The International Day of Families”. The UN website notes that “this day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, […]
One Proposal To Modernize Labor Laws Would Benefit Women; Another Could Set Them Back Decades
Currently, two very different competing proposals in Congress could have huge impacts on working women. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act, also known as the PRO Act, attempts to re-create the workplace of yesteryear, denying many women flexibility and restricting entrepreneurship opportunities. The Employee Rights Act of 2022, also […]
Commercial Real Estate Industry Adjusts to Metaverse Real Estate
In the six months since Facebook, Inc. rebranded to Meta Platforms, Inc., the idea of the “metaverse” has catapulted from a little-known science fiction fantasy to the forefront of popular culture. This year, digital real estate sales in the metaverse are expected to double and reach $1 Billion.[1] Despite this […]
Law Firms Fortify Cyber Defenses
Chicago-based Seyfarth Shaw, one of the country’s largest law firms, suddenly found itself under attack in October 2020. Hackers had breached the firm’s IT system, then held it for ransom. The firm called the breach “a sophisticated and aggressive malware attack” that encrypted many of the firm’s computer networks. Given […]
Tribeca Citizen | CB1 Tonight: Solutions for pedestrians at the Holland Tunnel
CB1 Tonight: Solutions for pedestrians at the Holland Tunnel May 3, 2022 • Community News CB1’s Transportation Committee will deal with the issue of the Holland Tunnel traffic at Vestry TONIGHT, so I am getting this post up quickly for that purpose so folks can join in. The meeting is […]
13 ‘Trigger Law’ States Failed to Plan for the End of Roe V. Wade
Trigger laws in 13 states would lead to abortion bans when the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. An Insider investigation found agencies in those states have no plans for how to implement the laws. Local DAs described starkly different approaches on whether they’d prosecute medical providers. Loading Something is […]
Student loan forgiveness is ‘good policy’ and ‘also good politics,’ Rep. Pressley says
President Joe Biden has said he’s considering canceling some student loan debt for millions of Americans, and one lawmaker who played a key role in pushing him to consider debt forgiveness says that the move would make sense for several reasons. “Democrats win when we deliver, and we have to […]
US DOL Field Assistance Bulletin Protecting Workers from Retaliation
The Biden Administration continues to increase administrative agency enforcement initiatives. In a recent press release, the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) announced that it now offers new resources “to help combat employer retaliation against workers who exercise their legal rights.” One of those resources is a Field […]