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"Innovation continues across industries at a rapid pace. Many companies maintain highly valuable trade secrets and private data that provide them with a competitive market advantage. The rapidly evolving technological landscape, however, leads to new and more sophisticated threats to a company’s...
"The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate creative works and inventions raises interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. Courts have become the battleground for one individual in particular, Dr. Stephen Thaler, to test whether creative works and inventions...
January 26, 2024 - With AI poised to reshape the practice of law and businesses in every industry, Saul Ewing is pleased to partner with the ABA’s Intellectual Property Litigation Committee in forming the AI Subcommittee. The AI Subcommittee will monitor legal and technological developments in this...
In Whole Foods Market, Inc. , Case 01-CA-26183, JD(SF)-39-23 (Dec. 20, 2023) , National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge Ariel Sotolongo held that Whole Foods did not violate federal law by enforcing its dress code which resulted in banning employees from wearing certain apparel...
What Should be on your Radar for 2024: Employment Law Edition As many states are continuing to enact laws that impact employers and employees alike, the new year provides the perfect opportunity to take stock of recent changes and trends. This panel discussion will provide a high-level overview of...
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) unveiled the long-awaited Final Rule explaining when and how employers can qualify workers as independent contractors under federal law. The new Rule, which takes effect on March 11, 2024, restores and clarifies a multifactor test known as...
Minnesota Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave Legislation The 2023 Minnesota legislative session was a busy one. From the elimination of non-competes, to changes to the Minnesota Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace Act, to statewide paid sick and safe leave, there has been no shortage of change that...
As always, the State Legislature had much to say about employers in the state. While the new laws impose expansive obligations on employers, it could have been worse: many onerous laws either did not pass or were not signed by the Governor. Except as indicated below, the new laws become effective...