by Justin Hectus | Mar 11, 2019 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a long-awaited rule proposal to update the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) “white collar” overtime exemptions. The proposed rule would increase the currently-enforced salary thresholds set in...
by commune | Mar 9, 2019 | General Articles, Homepage News
Keesal, Young & Logan Shareholder Lisa Bertain has been invited to speak at the 2019 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance and Legal Society Annual Seminar. Lisa will be participating in the “Litigation with Current...
by Justin Hectus | Mar 1, 2019 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security, Securities
Third-party service providers (“vendors”) with lax security controls can pose a significant threat to a financial institution’s security, and that same risk can even cascade to the institution from their vendor’s vendor. Understanding and controlling those risks is...
by Justin Hectus | Feb 27, 2019 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security
On February 25, 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced Senate Bill 561, legislation intended to strengthen and clarify the new California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). If passed, the bill will...
by Justin Hectus | Dec 18, 2018 | Homepage News, Securities
In a recent AAA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to a former mortgage specialist’s claims for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to engage in the interactive process, retaliation, and wrongful termination. The former...
by Justin Hectus | Dec 4, 2018 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
As always, the changing of the calendar year triggers the arrival of new laws with important implications for California employers. Many new laws stem from the #MeToo movement, and most expand protections for employees in 2019 and beyond. Additionally, several laws...
