by Justin Hectus | Mar 1, 2019 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security, Securities
Third-party service providers (“vendors”) with lax security controls can pose a significant threat to a financial institution’s security, and that same risk can even cascade to the institution from their vendor’s vendor. Understanding and controlling those risks is...
by Justin Hectus | Feb 27, 2019 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security
On February 25, 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced Senate Bill 561, legislation intended to strengthen and clarify the new California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). If passed, the bill will...
by Justin Hectus | Dec 18, 2018 | Homepage News, Securities
In a recent AAA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to a former mortgage specialist’s claims for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to engage in the interactive process, retaliation, and wrongful termination. The former...
by Justin Hectus | Dec 4, 2018 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
As always, the changing of the calendar year triggers the arrival of new laws with important implications for California employers. Many new laws stem from the #MeToo movement, and most expand protections for employees in 2019 and beyond. Additionally, several laws...
by Justin Hectus | Nov 16, 2018 | Securities
Keesal, Young & Logan attorneys Peter Boutin and Chris Stecher, in collaboration with Texas counsel, recently obtained the dismissal of a Securities Act of 1933 class action pending in Texas state court. The dismissal is one of the first dismissals of a ’33 Act...
