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It’s Gift Card Season—Are Your Employees Properly Trained?
December 17, 2020
Managing Member of Mintz’s Los Angeles Office Joshua Briones and Associate Matthew Novian co-authored an article published by Bloomberg Law that examined consumer protection laws regulating gift cards and emphasized the importance of proper training for retail employees to prevent class actions and other legal issues.
Judge Strictly Construes Prompt Payment Act
December 14, 2020
In an article published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Mintz Member and Co-chair of the Construction Law Practice Samuel M. Tony Starr was among construction lawyers quoted on the implications of a recent Superior Court decision in Tocci Building Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, et al., which involved the state's Prompt Payment Act.
Mintz Nabs Sidley And Nixon Peabody Vets In DC, Boston
December 14, 2020
Law360 reported that Mintz has added Kari K. Harris as Member in the firm’s Corporate Practice in Boston and Ayaz R. Shaikh as Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Project Development & Finance Practice in Washington, D.C.
The American Lawyer reported that Mintz has added Kari K. Harris as Member in the firm’s Corporate Practice in Boston and Ayaz R. Shaikh as Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Project Development & Finance Practice in Washington, D.C.
Employer Vaccine Practices May Spur Bias, Consumer Claims
December 8, 2020
Mintz Member Jennifer B. Rubin authored an article published by Law360 that examined legal challenges employers face as they contemplate the impact of the coronavirus vaccine on the workforce, and how mandatory vaccination programs may create a workforce of immuno-haves, or those who have received the vaccination, and potentially expose employers to employment and consumer claims.
In Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw, Vice President of ML Strategies Christian Fjeld was quoted on the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, which establishes security standards for IoT devices owned or controlled by the federal government and was recently signed into law by President Trump, and its potential “spillover effects” into the private sector.