Delaware

Delaware’s Consumer Privacy Law is Right Around the Corner

by Michael B. Katz, Cynthia J. Larose of Mintz - The National Law Review

Any chancery you might be impacted by the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA)? (See what we did there?) Impacted companies need to gear up and prepare for compliance as the DPDPA becomes effective on January 1, 2025. The article that follows explains who is covered by the law and provides details about the requirements those businesses need to be aware of.

Read more: https://natlawreview.com/article/delawares-consumer-privacy-law-right-around-corner#google_vignette

Employment Litigation Roundup: December 2023

by David Baron, Elyse Moy, Anne Patin, Seward & Kissel LLP - JDSupra

Delaware court declines to enforce restrictive covenants in LLC agreement but grants interlocutory appeal. 

In Sunder Energy v. Jackson, et al., a company, Sunder, sued a former employee, Jackson, for breaching a non-compete and employee non-solicit.  The covenants were in Sunder’s LLC agreement (the “LLCA”), which had been amended in 2019 and 2021 to include them, and by which Sunder claimed Jackson was bound through his receipt of incentive units.  As drafted, the covenants ran while Jackson held the units and for two years thereafter.  None of the eight named parties resides in Delaware.  The only tie to the state is that Sunder is a Delaware LLC.

Read more: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employment-litigation-roundup-december-8340143/

Delaware moves forward with ‘ban the box’ legislation for college admissions

by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf - Higher Ed Dive

Dive Brief:

  • The Delaware Senate pushed through a bill this month that would forbid the state’s public and private colleges from inquiring about applicants’ criminal histories.

  • This is what’s known as “ban the box” legislation. Often, such measures limit employers from asking about a criminal record on job applications, but they have gained ground with colleges in the last several years.

  • Delaware’s proposal would permit colleges to ask about students’ criminal backgrounds once they were admitted so they can offer counseling or restrict participation in campus life. It also makes an exception for such offenses as stalking and sexual assault.

Read more: https://www.highereddive.com/news/delaware-moves-forward-with-ban-the-box-legislation-for-college-admission/625599/