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Judge Grants $65K in Fees for Defendants in FDCPA Case
A District Court judge in Oregon has awarded the defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case more than $65,000 in fees and costs — about 40% of what was being sought — ruling that the plaintiff’s claims in her lawsuit were “clearly untenable” from the outset of the case. A copy of the...
Cybersecurity Warning: Hackers are Targeting Your Smartphone as Way Into the Company Network
Campaigns targeting smartphones have risen by a third in just a few months, warns security company. The number of phishing attacks targeting smartphones as the entry point for attempting to compromise enterprise networks has risen by more than a third over the course of just a few months. Analysis...
How to Mitigate ‘Reboarding’ Risks as Workplaces Reopen
Employers can consider a multitude of tactics, sources say, from selecting returnees fairly to communicating transparently. As more states and industries begin reopening, employers are also beginning to rehire employees who were involuntarily separated via pandemic-driven workforce reductions. In...
Why Today is the Time to Redouble Your Learning and Upskilling Efforts
Now is not the time to pause your upskilling efforts but rather to refine, improve, and target them. Your people are your organization’s future. Many people are using the current time in Coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity to learn a new skill. Look online and you’ll find a crowd of people...
Got a PPP Loan but Workers Rejected Your Rehire Offer? You Might Have to Report Them to Unemployment
The federal Paycheck Protection Program offers forgivable loans intended to help employers cover up to eight weeks of payroll expenses and other costs. Borrowers that have laid people off can obtain forgiveness, but they’ll need to maintain headcount, which means rehiring those individuals. Firms...
Learning to Lead is not Like Learning to Play the Piano
Learning to lead is hard work. You’ll be learning to lead for your entire career. The big question is, how will you learn to lead well? That’s a challenge, because you don’t learn leadership the way you learn many other things in life. Learning Leadership Is Not Like Learning History History is a...
Managers, Think Twice Before You Send That 2 a.m. Email
Here are three helpful ways to keep your team productive and relaxed by emailing with consideration and timeliness. First off, follow inbox decorum rules yourself. As millions of people navigate workdays that blend video meetings, homeschooling, pet sitting, and cooking, setting up boundaries is...
Greene v. TrueAccord Further Refines Email Best Practices
The Northern District of California has confirmed what the law makes clear: a debt collector may send the initial communication by email (except in New York). In Greene v. TrueAccord, Case No. 19-cv-06651 (N.D. Cal. May 19, 2020), the Plaintiff claimed the initial email she received and opened...
When Safety Proves Dangerous
Not everything we do with the aim of making ourselves safer has that effect. Sometimes, knowing there are measures in place to protect us from harm can lead us to take greater risks and cancel out the benefits. This is known as risk compensation. Understanding how it affects our behavior can help...