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In this month’s sponsor spotlight for Intapp, they’re highlighting several upcoming Risk Roundtable events: Join Intapp as we host roundtable discussions with your risk and compliance peers across the U.S. We’ll discuss strategies and best practices that your firm can adopt to address key challenges and capitalize on new opportunities, including: Leveraging technology and AI to mitigate risk Meeting evolving legal standards relating to risk and compliance Optimizing lateral onboarding to make a positive first impression and save time Ensuring AML and KYC checks, whether legally required or not, protect your firm’s reputation and comply with relevant laws Upcoming event dates and times: Montreal (6/19): 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Charlotte  (6/24): 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Atlante (6/25): 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. For location details and to reserve your spot: Visit Intapp’s roundtable registration page.

An employee is obligated to give reasonable notice of intention to resign from his or her position of employment.The amount of notice to be given will depend on a number of factors including any provision in an employment agreement that sets out the amount of notice of resignation that is required.Where there is no employment agreement that provides for resignation by employee, these factors will apply:- The nature of the Employee's position, experience and skill-set.- Length of service with the employer.- Nature of the industry.- The time it would reasonably take the employer to find a proper replacement. - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

By Mahala Miller, Corporate Legal In-house legal departments are turning to generative AI (Gen AI) technology as more than an IT upgrade—it is quickly becoming a transformative force. The adoption of Gen AI tools in corporate legal departments rose sharply last year, with 44% of in-house legal leaders reporting they are now using Gen AI (up from 28% a year ago), according to a March 2025 survey by FTI Consulting. The Law360® Pulse 2025 AI Survey found that AI adoption is also accelerating in the broader legal industry, with usage jumping to 54% this year, up from 35% in 2024. The individuals who are driving this innovation in most organizations are the legal operations professionals. A key message from the 2025 CLOC Global Institute is that corporate legal ops teams are stepping into a strategic role by championing AI tools that streamline workflows, elevate legal teams and unlock the path to becoming the “Department of Yes.” Use Case Lessons from CLOC…

In late May, the State Department issued a pair of cables that rightly invited substantial media attention. The cables are the latest in a series of vague Trump administration directives that are ostensibly intended to combat antisemitism but will inevitably chill or punish First Amendment-protected speech. The first cable imposed a pause on all new visa interviews for international students until the department could issue guidance on social media vetting. The second directed consular officers to closely scrutinize the social media of all applicants seeking a visa to study, teach, or speak at Harvard University, with a particular focus on antisemitism and antisemitic viewpoints. The cables were not disseminated in isolation. Instead, they are part of a broader, government-wide effort that threatens the right to free speech. For example, an earlier notice from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), raises…

Here is my recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. **** No-Nonsense Guidance for Lawyers Still Confused About AI I know, I know. You’re probably thinking, “Another column about generative artificial intelligence?” But guess what? This article isn’t about the latest artificial intelligence (AI) news and updates (which really are important, by the way). Instead, it’s a resource guide that will provide you with the information you need to understand AI, what it means for the future of your law practice, and how to make educated decisions about how and when to use it in your law firm.  Generative AI advancements are happening incredibly quickly. Huge leaps in processing speed and power enable more sophisticated use cases and better response times. The improved functionality supports faster development, with new AI software and updates to existing tools rolling out weekly.  The pace…

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT The Israeli military said today it has killed Iran’s most senior military commander, Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani, in an overnight strike, days after killing his predecessor. The IDF said Shadmani had commanded both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian army, and was the closest figure to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran has not commented at the time of writing. Lawhez Jabari and Peter Guo report for NBC News. Centrifuges at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant were likely “severely damaged if not destroyed altogether” following Israeli strikes on Friday, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told the BBC News. Grossi said the damage was a result of power cuts caused by the attack, adding that an…

Houston Chronicle (R.A. Schuetz) reported yesterday: In a lawsuit over whether a woman should have lost her housing subsidy, the Houston Housing Authority's lawyer asked a judge not to force the agency to prevent the woman's eviction while the case was being decided. The brief, submitted by a law firm that frequently represents cities and agencies in the Houston area, cited over a dozen cases in support of its argument. The only problem? Almost none of the quotes actually exist, a Chronicle analysis shows…. The firm's managing attorney "said in an email that because the court required the brief to be filed within a short timeframe, the quick turnaround 'prevented our usual multi-attorney review.'" But he did not address why 11 of the 13 cases directly quoted did not actually contain those quotes or why many did not seem related to what his firm had quoted them as saying. He also did not respond when asked if artificial…

On May 28, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 30, the Working for Workers Seven Act, a new piece of legislation aimed at strengthening protections for employees. While much of the conversation around this bill will focus on employer compliance, workers will feel the real impact across the province. Here’s what Ontario employees need to know about their rights under this proposed legislation and how it could affect job searching, layoffs, health and safety, and more. 1. You May Soon Be Entitled to Job-Seeking Leave After Mass Termination If passed, Bill 30 will introduce a new type of job-protected leave for workers affected by large-scale layoffs. If your employer terminates 50 or more employees and provides you with a working notice (instead of paying in lieu), you may be entitled to up to 3 unpaid days off during your notice period to look for a new job. This includes attending interviews, searching for jobs, or completing training to support your…

Michael S. Cecil (Gonzaga University - School of Law) has posted A Theory of Structural Guarantees: How the Constitution Combats Unequal Distributions of Liberty on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Structural inequality is a widely invoked but often undertheorized concept in constitutional discourse. A persistent question in constitutional theory is whether structure itself is a subject of justice—and how, if at all, institutional arrangements that produce unequal distributions of liberty might demand corresponding remedies. The strained efforts of courts and legislatures in addressing structural inequality through individual rights-based frameworks underscore the need for a more robust theoretical account. This Article contributes to that effort by advancing a theory of “structural guarantees” grounded in principles of justification from the social contract tradition. Rather than focusing on abstract features of the state of nature, the theory identifies…

What's an employer supposed to do when immigration policy shifts overnight? That's the question employers across the country are now facing. More than 500,000 immigrant workers—who entered the U.S. legally under a humanitarian parole program—were recently told to leave their jobs and “self-deport” after the Department of Homeland Security abruptly ended the program. The headlines are emotional. The legal issues are complex. Generally, if an employee has a properly completed I-9 form, the employer is not liable for hiring someone who later turns out to be unauthorized. As long as the documents provided at the time of hire reasonably appear genuine and relate to the employee, you're in the clear. That's exactly how the system is meant to work. This situation, however, is different. In this case, the government is notifying employers that certain employees' immigration status has changed—and that they are no longer…

Car accidents involving commercial vehicles can result in serious, even catastrophic consequences. Unlike standard passenger car accidents, crashes with large trucks, delivery vans, or other commercial vehicles introduce a more complex legal landscape. And it is not always easy to determine who is liable- and more than one party can be at fault. Understanding who […] The post CAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES: WHO CAN BE HELD LIABLE? appeared first on Maus Law Firm.

The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recently announced a temporary enforcement policy under ERISA that makes it easier to unload small retirement benefit payments owed to missing participants or beneficiaries. Provided the participant's or beneficiary's nonforfeitable account/accrued benefit is $1,000 or less (without counting any outstanding plan loan), a responsible plan fiduciary can pay the amount to a state unclaimed property fund, whether from an ongoing defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-01 . Read now » Related Content Locating Missing Participants in Qualified Retirement Plans Take advantage of EBSA’s temporary enforcement policy to eliminate small accounts owed to missing participants and beneficiaries in your retirement plans. The plan fiduciary first must have applied a prudent program to find missing participants consistent with DOL’s best practices for pension plans…

The grief of putting my dog down got me wondering about how animals process grief and how much harder it may be for them since they lack the ability to put their feelings into words the way that humans can. Thus, the idea for this blog focusing on options for pets upon the death of their owners was born. The post In Loving Memory of All the Pets Who Have Crossed the Rainbow Bridge appeared first on German Law.

In a recent article, we explore the curious case of how regulators in the EU, UK, and United States treat two forms of insider trading — what we call “traditional insider trading” and “shadow trading.” The former, familiar to all, involves corporate insiders trading in the shares of their own firm. The latter, less familiar and often legally overlooked, involves trading in the shares of “economically connected firms,” such as competitors and suppliers. Both forms of insider trading involve exploiting material non-public information. Both harm uninformed investors. Both affect price accuracy and corporate governance. And yet, only one is pursued with regulatory zeal. Traditional insider trading is the poster child of securities law enforcement. Shadow trading, by contrast, is formally prohibited in Europe and the UK but never prosecuted, and contractually negotiable in the U.S. A legal system that bans one and ignores the other is like…

On 6 April 2025, the consumer protection provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) came into force. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can now directly pursue enforcement action without going through the courts (as with competition law investigations), including issuing fines, ordering businesses to improve their practices, and making them pay redress to affected consumers. This marks a further increase in the CMA’s already extensive powers. The DMCC Act had already established an ex ante regime for the regulation of digital firms whose activities have ‘strategic market status’ and made it easier for the CMA to assert jurisdiction to review cross-border mergers. However, following the UK Government’s May 2025 ‘strategic steer’ to the CMA to focus on economic growth, an increased focus on consumer protection (relative to less investment-friendly and more resource-intensive…

Donald Trump has been President, for the second time, for less than five months. That has been enough time for him to issue numerous executive orders, see some of them challenged successfully in federal court, launch a rhetorical war on the judges who ruled against his administration, and engage in brinksmanship over whether the executive branch would comply with adverse federal court orders, only to reverse course and follow them. Amid this flurry of activity, it is easy to overlook the administration’s recent success on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, which has facilitated the implementation of Trump’s initiatives.John Roberts has been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for twenty years, including four during which Trump previously was President. During the past five months, Roberts has spoken publicly twice in defense of the judiciary and voted both for and against the Trump administration in orders issued by the Court on its emergency docket.This set…

Arléne Amarante has posted Caste Aside: Legal Non-Existence and Apartheid in Palestine (29 UC Davis Social Justice Law Review (forthcoming 2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article identifies structural and psychic gaps in the international legal order that obfuscate the humanity of people from the Global South, and Palestinians specifically. After the Second World War, when the world was still grappling with the horrors of the Holocaust, the United Nations set the stage for a Jewish homeland by proposing that the Ottoman territories that had been conquered after the First World War be divided into separate Jewish and Arab states. However, the Israeli military waged and won a war against the Arab population, conquered a larger share of the land than what had been proposed, and then legislated Jewish self-segregation and supremacy. Given that the state of Israel was established in contravention of international law and it has remained in defiance of…

A devastating two-vehicle collision on Highway 70 in Marysville has left three people dead and several others injured, including an infant, according to authorities. The tragic accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, June 14, 2025, highlighting the ongoing dangers faced by motorists on California’s busy highways. Details of the Highway 70 Collision The fatal crash took place around 2:15 p.m. at the intersection of East 24th Street and Laurellen Road on Highway 70, a major thoroughfare in Yuba County. According to the Marysville Police Department, the collision involved a sedan and a truck, resulting in one of the most serious traffic accidents the area has seen recently. Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find three individuals who had been pronounced dead upon impact. The severity of the collision required immediate medical attention for the surviving victims, with two people requiring emergency transport to local medical facilities. Victims and Injuries…