Month: August 2023

Labor & Employment

Still Have Independent Contractors? The City of Los Angeles Now Has Something to Say About That

Written by Jeremy Mittman This summer, the City of Los Angeles enacted the Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance (“the Ordinance”), setting forth certain requirements for hiring entities retaining “freelance workers” within the City of Los Angeles (“the City”). The Ordinance defines a freelance worker as an individual or entity composed of no more than one person that is hired by a “hiring entity” as a bona … Continue reading Still Have Independent Contractors? The City of Los Angeles Now Has Something to Say About That

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Immigration

REAL ID – Does one really need it?

Written by Brian Fu and Frida P. Glucoft What is the REAL ID Act, and when does it go into effect? The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for licenses and prevents federal agencies from accepting licenses and identification cards from states that do not meet the set standards. Enforcement of the REAL ID Act begins May 7, 2025, at which point federal agencies, … Continue reading REAL ID – Does one really need it?

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Intellectual Property

D.C. Federal Court Says Copyright Office Properly Denied Registration to Artwork Claimed to Be Generated by Artificial Intelligence

Written by James D. Berkley On August 18, 2023, a U.S. federal court for the first time addressed the copyright registrability of works claimed to be generated by computer-based artificial intelligence (“AI”). In Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 22-1564 (D.D.C. August 18, 2023), Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled that the United States Copyright office had properly denied copyright registration to plaintiff Stephen Thaler, a scientist and … Continue reading D.C. Federal Court Says Copyright Office Properly Denied Registration to Artwork Claimed to Be Generated by Artificial Intelligence

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Labor & Employment

NLRB Adopts a New Standard for Assessing the Lawfulness of Workplace Rules

Written by Jonathan Turner and Kyle DeCamp On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023) that overruled existing Board precedent and established a standard by which existing workplace rules may be deemed facially unlawful under Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA), even if the rules don’t expressly … Continue reading NLRB Adopts a New Standard for Assessing the Lawfulness of Workplace Rules

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Corporate, Cybersecurity

SEC Approves New Rules for Cybersecurity Disclosure and Incident Reporting

Written by Blake Baron and Gabriel Miranda On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the new highly-anticipated cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies. Background: Cybersecurity disclosure has been on the SEC’s radar since their 2018 cybersecurity disclosure guidance. And, on March 9, 2022, the SEC first proposed its new cybersecurity rules for public companies aiming to “better inform investors” about … Continue reading SEC Approves New Rules for Cybersecurity Disclosure and Incident Reporting

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