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AI and Accountability: A Look at the President's New Executive Order
Category: Business, Information Privacy, Security and Data Rights, Legislative Updates
After observing that “Artificial intelligence offers enormous promise and great risk,” the Biden administration recently announced an Executive Order (the “Order”) setting the table for future government action in this fledging area. The Order primarily focuses on safety and security requirements…
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The Pendulum Swings Back: NLRB Targets Neutral Work Rules in Reversal of Prior Ruling
Category: Employment, Legislative Updates
Think over the policies in your handbooks. Do you have one that requires workplace civility (“thou shalt not be disrespectful or insubordinate to thine co-workers or supervisors”)? Or one that requires that employees keep workplace investigations (such as sexual harassment investigations)…
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Arkansas Businesses Should Prepare for New Laws Passed by the State Legislature
Category: Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor-Debtor Rights, Business, Employment, Legislative Updates, Tax
The Arkansas General Assembly adjourned from its 94th Regular Session on May 1, 2023, starting a 90-day clock until acts passed by the General Assembly become the law of Arkansas. Business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs should be aware of these acts set to become law on July 31. 1. Act 256…
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Preparing for Compliance With the PUMP Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Category: Employment, Legislative Updates
Pregnant workers are currently protected under various acts including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP). With all of these acts, gaps still exist in the…
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Arkansas Joins the Anti-Boycott Laws Wave – How will it Effect Public Finance?
Category: Legislative Updates, Municipal and Public Finance
Introduction Over the past few years there has been a growing national trend of states enacting laws prohibiting public entities in those states from entering into contracts with companies that boycott or discriminate against the energy, fossil fuel, firearms, and ammunition industry. Since the…
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