This is a high-level checklist for examining issues involving the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., which comprises one of the major components of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA). The other major component...

By: James E. Meadows and Terese M. Connolly , Culhane Meadows PLLC This article discusses special issues that may arise in the context of Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO). HRO is a form of business process outsourcing (BPO) focused on the functions...

By: Ellen MacDonald Farrell and Rachel P. Raphael Crowell & Moring Today, billions of different devices are connected to the internet, and the internet-capability of everyday objects is expected to grow exponentially in the years to come. The Internet...

Although federal law does not require employers to provide leave, either paid or unpaid, to make it easier for employees time to vote during their work day, the majority of the states have laws addressing some type of voting leave. Legislation in states...

By: Cameron Kinvig , Practical Guidance Extreme winter weather and poor statewide energy policies recently caused an enormous public health and safety crisis in Texas. This article analyzes what went wrong with Texas' energy infrastructure during...