Civil Law

Connecticut Employers: Expanded Pay Transparency Requirements Take Effect Oct. 1

As a reminder, beginning Oct. 1, 2026, Connecticut employers will have broader obligations to disclose wage ranges and benefits information to applicants and employees.

Under the new law, employers must include the wage or wage range and a general description of benefits in internal or public job postings. The law covers positions performed in Connecticut and certain positions outside the state that report directly to a supervisor, office, or other worksite in Connecticut.

It is important to note the new … Read the rest

Civil Law

Connecticut and Colorado Employers Face New AI Hiring Compliance Requirements

Connecticut:

Connecticut recently enacted the “Act Concerning Online Safety”, making Connecticut one of the latest states to regulate AI in hiring. Among other things, the law requires employers using “automated employment-related decision technology” (AEDT) to provide written pre-decision notice—including, among other things, the AEDT’s purpose, trade name, the data categories of the employee or applicant that the tool will analyze or process, and how data will be assessed—before an employment-related decision is made, if such AEDT generated an output … Read the rest

Civil Law

Virginia Amends Workplace Violence Reporting Requirements for Hospitals

Virginia is among a growing number of states that have adopted healthcare-specific workplace violence prevention and reporting obligations. On April 6, 2026, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill (HB) 1489, which expands and clarifies workplace violence reporting requirements for hospitals with emergency departments.

Specifically, the new law requires covered hospitals to:

  • Collect more detailed information about reported workplace violence incidents, including specific incident descriptors and the degree of physical injuries to staff;
  • Report facility-level data at least quarterly to additional
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Civil Law

Upcoming Reporting Requirements for Venture Capital Companies with a Nexus to California

Venture capital companies with a nexus to California should be aware of new reporting requirements that become effective on March 1, 2026.  The reporting requirements stem from California’s Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law, and are intended to help the state gather demographic information about the business in which these venture capital companies invest, as well as data about the size of such investments.

Specifically, the new requirements will apply to venture capital companies meeting the definition of … Read the rest

Civil Law

The Milan Local Division of the UPC clarifies the requirements to grant preservation of evidence measures

With two recent orders, the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which has already been in the spotlight in Europe for its pragmatic approach to preliminary orders, has clarified some important aspects concerning the grant of provisional measures for collecting evidence provided for in the UPC system (equivalent to the Italian search orders or the saisie available in France and Belgium).  

Specifically, the Local Division upheld the orders for preservation of evidence previously issued in the … Read the rest