William Ferreira

Jan 24, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Patricia Ambrose |William Ferreira |Stephanie Gold

President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday issued a sweeping Executive Order (the Order), entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which impacts Federal contractors and grantees as well as other private institutions.

Mar 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | William Ferreira |Heidi Forster Gertner |Randy Prebula

The draft guidance provides recommendations on how to present key information at the start of an informed consent process, which should include topics that are generally important for clinical trial participants to understand, including: the purpose of the research, the possible risks and benefits of the study, and the study’s length and procedures.

Sep 19, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Barry Burgdorf |William Ferreira |Stephanie Gold

Under existing federal law, to be classified as exempt from overtime under the so-called “white collar" executive, administrative, or professional FLSA exemptions, an employee must meet three requirements: (1) satisfy a “duties test” (i.e., have and perform certain white collar job duties); (2) be paid on a salary or fee basis (as opposed to an hourly basis); and (3) be paid at least $684 per week ($35,568 a year).

Sep 18, 2023 | lexology.com | Barry Burgdorf |William Ferreira |Stephanie Gold |George Ingham |Amy Kett

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to substantially raise the pay thresholds that must be met for employees to be classified as exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white-collar” exemptions.

May 19, 2023 | tiinside.com.br | William Ferreira

Impulsionada pelos avanços em inteligência artificial e processamento de linguagem natural (NLP), a revolução digital provocou a necessidade de um atendimento ao cliente mais eficiente e personalizado. O uso de chatbots no ecossistema de atendimento das marcas representou o primeiro passo. No entanto, muitos usuários ainda enfrentam frustrações ao interagir com essas ferramentas, levando a expressões como "robô burro" e questionando o verdadeiro potencial dessa tecnologia.