PLDO Law Blog

Month: July 2018

No More Agency Fees for Public Employees

No More Agency Fees for Public Employees

For over forty years, public-sector unions could impose what were known as “agency fees” on non-members. The logic was that a union serving as the exclusive representative of a unit of employees is required to represent the interests of all employees, union member or...

Lessons from Cyber Breaches

Lessons from Cyber Breaches

Ten years ago, the mention of a cyber security breach was a rarity. Today, reports of breach  incidents are almost commonplace. Every time a breach occurs in business the potential to cause significant harm and financial loss is mind-numbing. In addition, when the...

DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE “AI” POLICY

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is now a very real part of our business ecosystem, and will play an increasing role in many companies’ continued growth.  Leveraging a business's data assets and the skills of its workforce, there are numerous ways that AI can help...

TO COMPETE OR NOT TO COMPETE

Scrutiny of new and existing noncompetition and nonsolicitation provisions affecting employees and independent contractors has magnified since February 26, 2025. That Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a directive to form a Task Force to examine...