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Alfonso Garcia Chan and Patrick Lafferty to Speak on Patlytics' "In Practice: Finding Patent Licensing and Monetization Targets with AI" Webinar
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Alfonso Garcia Chan and Patrick Lafferty to Speak on Patlytics' "In Practice: Finding Patent Licensing and Monetization Targets with AI" Webinar
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Cahill partners Alfonso Garcia Chan and Patrick Lafferty will speak on the "In Practice: Finding Patent Licensing and Monetization Targets with AI" webinar hosted by Patlytics.
Alfonso and Patrick, along with other industry participants, will explore how AI can be used to help IP teams identify counterparties and turn patent portfolios
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Alfonso Garcia Chan and Patrick Lafferty to Speak on Patlytics' "In Practice: Finding Patent Licensing and Monetization Targets with AI" Webinar
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Cahill partners Alfonso Garcia Chan and Patrick Lafferty will speak on the "In Practice: Finding Patent Licensing and Monetization Targets with AI" webinar hosted by Patlytics.
Alfonso and Patrick, along with other industry participants, will explore how AI can be used to help IP teams identify counterparties and turn patent portfoliosinto high-value monetization opportunities. The webinar will discuss why companies often devote limited resources to monetizing their portfolios and the shortcomings of manual research. The panelists will explain how AI helps connect patents to the products and companies most likely to use them and prioritize targets based on their relevance and potential value. They will also address verifying AI-generated findings with citations before taking action, ensuring attorneys' judgment guides every decision, and identifying realistic ways for law firms and in-house teams to integrate AI into their existing workflows.
Learn more and register here.
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Red Hat OpenShift 5 Transforms Hybrid Cloud Operations With Real-Time Intelligence and Zero Trust Security
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 11 [Category: Computer TechnologyBiz] -- Red Hat, a provider of open source software solutions, posted the following news release:
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Red Hat OpenShift 5 Transforms Hybrid Cloud Operations with Real-Time Intelligence and Zero Trust Security
Red Hat OpenShift 5 delivers interactive, agentic troubleshooting, post-quantum control plane security and greater lifecycle predictability, helping eliminate operational overhead without complex migrations.
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SALT LAKE CITY - KUBECON + CLOUDNATIVECON NA - November 9, 2026 -- Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 11 [Category: Computer TechnologyBiz] -- Red Hat, a provider of open source software solutions, posted the following news release:
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Red Hat OpenShift 5 Transforms Hybrid Cloud Operations with Real-Time Intelligence and Zero Trust Security
Red Hat OpenShift 5 delivers interactive, agentic troubleshooting, post-quantum control plane security and greater lifecycle predictability, helping eliminate operational overhead without complex migrations.
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SALT LAKE CITY - KUBECON + CLOUDNATIVECON NA - November 9, 2026 -- Red Hat, the world's leading provider of opensource solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift 5, bringing built-in operational intelligence, zero trust security and a longer, predictable lifecycle to the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. Purpose-built to streamline complex operations across data centers, cloud environments and disconnected deployments, the evolved platform enables IT teams to deploy AI workloads, virtual machines (VMs) and containerized workloads side-by-side through a simple, in-place update from Red Hat OpenShift 4.
What Red Hat announced
How organizations work with software, especially through foundational platforms like Red Hat OpenShift, is changing drastically in this agentic age. Red Hat OpenShift 5 delivers an application foundation built to connect and run enterprise AI, helping customers monitor, manage and scale their environments. This release brings Model Context Protocol (MCP) server support, AI interfaces and automated AI-driven reasoning tools to assist where constrained operations teams need the most help. Red Hat OpenShift 5 evolves Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed from a conversational assistant to an agent, making the platform more interactive with autonomous troubleshooting and update risk assessments, including pre-flight readiness checks for optional operators directly within the management console.
Red Hat OpenShift 5 also introduces hardened multi-tenancy for sovereign deployments and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) support to protect long-term IT infrastructure investments. Combined with Red Hat AI, Red Hat OpenShift 5 provides a platform for running traditional and AI workloads with performance, governance and observability to help advance your AI strategy.
Why Red Hat OpenShift 5 matters
IT practitioners and IT leaders face mounting friction as they balance scaling high-density AI workloads alongside legacy VMs while meeting strict regulatory requirements. Dense log streams and manual cluster operations pull critical engineering resources away from core innovation. Simultaneously, how teams interact with infrastructure is shifting from traditional management consoles toward headless, agentic workflows. Red Hat OpenShift 5 addresses this evolution by embedding real-time intelligence directly into platform operations through Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed. By supporting natural language interaction and AI-driven reasoning loops, Red Hat OpenShift 5 transforms reactive cluster maintenance into a proactive process, limiting administrative overhead, mitigating downtime risks and giving IT teams greater operational control across hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Key takeaways
* Faster root-cause analysis: Rapidly identify and isolate anomalies, analyze log streams and execute supervised remediation across complex cluster topologies completely within the console.
* Sovereign and zero trust guardrails: Hardened multi-tenant isolation, automated certificate lifecycle management and post-quantum control plane cryptography protect air-gapped, edge and regulated environments.
* Reduced upgrade anxiety: Automated pre-flight checks analyze API compatibility and run update risk assessments across optional operators before execution.
Deeper details
Red Hat OpenShift 5 introduces advanced platform capabilities to help lower operational costs, enhance compliance and optimize hardware footprints wherever an organization must work:
* Sovereignty guardrails and zero trust multi-tenancy: Delivers post-quantum cryptography protections for control plane communications to safeguard critical data against future quantum decryption threats, while hardening sensitive environments with advanced network isolation, extended certificate management and native support for disconnected deployments to satisfy strict regulatory demands.
* Full-stack workload convergence: Enhances unified control for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, containerized build pipelines via GitOps and automated GPU compute slicing to maximize hardware utilization across AI inference and traditional enterprise workloads.
* Guided platform updates and lifecycle management: Features intelligent pre-check risk assessments and pre-flight compatibility analysis for APIs and optional operators to guide administrators through zero-downtime maintenance windows.
What the experts are saying
Ashesh Badani, senior vice president and chief product officer, Red Hat
"Red Hat OpenShift 5 evolves the application platform to meet enterprise IT teams where they are, bringing built-in natural language interaction directly into day-to-day operations while delivering the strict multi-tenancy and sovereignty protections modern organizations require. By introducing intelligent, context-aware guidance and a five-year predictable lifecycle, we are providing a transparent, reliable path for our customers to build, run and scale VMs, containers and agentic AI side-by-side with complete confidence across the hybrid cloud."
Alvaro Celis, senior vice president, chief commercial, partner and ecosystem officer, NetApp
"In the AI era, organizations are dependent on a platform that enables them to manage growing data complexity securely while maintaining the flexibility to run applications and AI workloads wherever they deliver the most value. Red Hat OpenShift 5 represents a fantastic opportunity and an important step forward in simplifying hybrid cloud operations through greater intelligence, automation and security. Our continued collaboration with Red Hat empowers customers to leverage these capabilities with the proven power of the NetApp Platform, enabling them to build Intelligent Data Infrastructure that serves as a trusted foundation for AI, modern applications, and future innovation across hybrid multicloud environments."
Kal De, senior vice president, core networks, Nokia
"Service providers need cloud infrastructure that can keep pace with network innovation while meeting the reliability demands of telecom. Our work with Red Hat gives Nokia's cloud-native network functions a consistent, carrier-grade foundation that simplifies operations and makes change more predictable. Red Hat OpenShift 5 strengthens that foundation, helping operators run today's critical services efficiently and prepare their networks for greater automation and AI."
John Fanelli, vice president, Enterprise Software, NVIDIA
"Enterprises need a unified foundation to bring agentic AI into production and scale it across the hybrid cloud. With Red Hat OpenShift 5 as the platform foundation for Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA, organizations can turn data into actionable intelligence by building secure, scalable and governed AI applications."
Sanit Kumar, head of cloud & infrastructure platforms, One New Zealand
"Building a future-ready network requires an application platform that evolves alongside our digital ambitions. Red Hat OpenShift 5 delivers a unified application foundation that transforms platform administration from manual maintenance into an interactive, guided experience. With built-in agentic troubleshooting and automated update risk assessments, Red Hat OpenShift 5 provides the operational transparency, security and stability we need to run our 5G core and enterprise workloads efficiently across the hybrid cloud."
Availability
Red Hat OpenShift 5 is generally available now to customers with existing subscriptions. Customers can access the latest release and documentation directly through the Red Hat Customer Portal.
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Nielsen Announces Pricing of $1.4 Billion Offering of Senior Secured Notes by its Affiliate
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news:
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Nielsen Announces Pricing of $1.4 Billion Offering of Senior Secured Notes by its Affiliate
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New York, NY - November 10, 2026 - Neptune BidCo US Inc. (the "Issuer" or the "Company"), an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings Limited ("Nielsen"), announced today that it has priced an offering of $1,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2033 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be guaranteed by its parent company, Neptune Intermediate, LLC
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NEW YORK, Nov. 11 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news:
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Nielsen Announces Pricing of $1.4 Billion Offering of Senior Secured Notes by its Affiliate
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New York, NY - November 10, 2026 - Neptune BidCo US Inc. (the "Issuer" or the "Company"), an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings Limited ("Nielsen"), announced today that it has priced an offering of $1,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2033 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be guaranteed by its parent company, Neptune Intermediate, LLC("Parent"), and certain subsidiaries of the Issuer. The offering is expected to close on November 30, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Issuer intends to use the proceeds from the offering together with borrowings under its term loan, an equity contribution by Nielsen's equity investors, and cash on hand, to fund the purchase price for the acquisition of DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (the "DoubleVerify Acquisition") and to pay related fees and expenses.
The Issuer and the Parent are controlled by a consortium of private investment funds led by Elliott Investment Management L.P. and Brookfield Business Partners L.P., together with institutional partners.
The Notes were offered and will be sold in a private placement only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes. No offer, solicitation or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offers of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes information that could constitute forward-looking statements. These statements include those set forth above relating to the issuance of the Notes and the DoubleVerify Acquisition as well as those that may be identified by words such as "will," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "could" and similar expressions. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results and events could differ materially from what presently is expected. Factors leading thereto may include, without limitation, the risks related to the Company's previously completed sale to a private equity consortium, including any unexpected liabilities or costs and Nielsen's ability to realize anticipated cost savings, risks and uncertainties relating to the DoubleVerify Acquisition, including its timing and completion, potential disruption to Nielsen's and DoubleVerify's businesses and operations, litigation and unexpected costs, and the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction, the failure of Nielsen's new business strategy in accomplishing Nielsen's objectives, economic or other conditions in the markets Nielsen is engaged in, impacts of actions and behaviors of customers, suppliers, competitors and key employees, technological developments, legal and regulatory rules and processes affecting Nielsen's business, and other specific risk factors that are outlined in Nielsen's other disclosure reports and materials, which can be found on the applicable lender or bondholder sites through which you obtain Nielsen information. Please consult these documents for a more complete understanding of these risks and uncertainties. This list of factors is not intended to be exhaustive. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of these materials, and Nielsen assumes no obligation to update any written or oral forward-looking statement made by Nielsen or on its behalf as a result of new information, future events or other factors, except as required by law.
About Nielsen
Nielsen is a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their global audiences--now and into the future.
Nielsen Communications:
Jake Urbanski, jake.urbanski@nielsen.com Carole Robinson, carole.robinson@nielsen.com
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Newmark Arranges Refinancing for The Clark, a 170-Unit Class A Multifamily Property in Brooklyn
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release:
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Newmark Arranges Refinancing for The Clark, a 170-Unit Class A Multifamily Property in Brooklyn
November 9, 2026
Newmark announces it has arranged a $47.6 million loan on behalf of the Sponsor, The Hudson Companies, to refinance The Clark, a 170-unit multifamily property located at 310 Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn's Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. Benefit Street provided the financing.
Newmark Global Debt &
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NEW YORK, Nov. 11 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release:
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Newmark Arranges Refinancing for The Clark, a 170-Unit Class A Multifamily Property in Brooklyn
November 9, 2026
Newmark announces it has arranged a $47.6 million loan on behalf of the Sponsor, The Hudson Companies, to refinance The Clark, a 170-unit multifamily property located at 310 Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn's Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. Benefit Street provided the financing.
Newmark Global Debt &Structured Finance Senior Managing Director Daniel Fromm arranged the financing, with transactional support from Senior Associate Samuel Speciale and Analyst Lance Tillman of Newmark's Global Debt & Structured Finance group arranged the financing on behalf of the Sponsor.
"We built The Clark with the goal of delivering high quality, mixed income housing to Prospect Lefferts Gardens and that commitment hasn't changed," said Chris Zedano, Managing Director at The Hudson Companies. "This refinancing puts the property on strong, stable footing and positions us to continue serving the families and longtime residents who call this neighborhood home. We appreciate Newmark's execution and Benefit Street's confidence in the asset."
Completed in 2018, The Clark is an eight-story, Class A multifamily property comprising 170 residential units and approximately 7,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The residential component features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, including market-rate, rent-stabilized and affordable housing units. The property also benefits from a 35-year 421-a tax abatement extending through June 2054.
Residences feature open floor plans, hardwood flooring, contemporary kitchens with stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Building amenities include an attended lobby, landscaped rooftop terrace with grilling stations, fitness center, resident lounge, coworking space and on-site parking. The property's ground-floor retail space is fully leased to Walgreens and Friends of Crown Heights.
Situated between Nostrand and New York Avenues, The Clark offers convenient access to Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and several major healthcare and educational institutions, including SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital. The property is also within walking distance of the 2, 5, B and Q subway lines, providing connectivity to Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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About Newmark
Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries ("Newmark"), is a world leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors and other owners, global corporations and other occupiers, and lenders. Built with purpose and driven by excellence, Newmark's comprehensive platform is uniquely tailored to provide superior outcomes to clients. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.6 billion. As of June 30, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 195 offices with more than 10,000 professionals across four continents. Learn more at nmrk.com or follow @newmark.
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Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about Newmark
Statements in this document regarding Newmark that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include statements about the Company's business, results, financial position, liquidity, and outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by law, Newmark undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Newmark's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.
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[Category: BizReal Estate]
Littler: Warehouse Quota Notice Laws - Rhode Island Is the Newest Member of the Club
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Warehouse Quota Notice Laws: Rhode Island Is the Newest Member of the Club
By Bruce Sarchet, Gregory Tumolo, and David Dixon
November 10, 2026
At a Glance
* Rhode Island's new warehouse quota notice law takes effect on January 1, 2027
* The Rhode Island law continues an expansion of such laws that began in California in 2021
* Employers with covered operations should prepare for compliance
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Warehouse Quota Notice Laws: Rhode Island Is the Newest Member of the Club
By Bruce Sarchet, Gregory Tumolo, and David Dixon
November 10, 2026
At a Glance
* Rhode Island's new warehouse quota notice law takes effect on January 1, 2027
* The Rhode Island law continues an expansion of such laws that began in California in 2021
* Employers with covered operations should prepare for compliance
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In 2021, as the online retail industry was mushrooming, California passed a first-in-the-nation law requiringthat employees working in certain warehouses and distribution centers be given advance notice of any productivity quotas, and further notice of any adverse employment actions resulting from a failure to meet a quota. As we noted at the time, "Much has been written about a possible 'California contagion' - that new laws that originate in California may eventually spread across the country."
It has taken a while, but our prediction continues to be proven true. From 2022 to 2025, four other states adopted similar laws: New York (effective 6-19-23), Minnesota (effective 7-1-23), Washington (effective 5-31-24), and Oregon (effective 1-1-25). In 2026, two more states joined the club: Connecticut (effective 7-1-26), and most recently, Rhode Island./1
Rhode Island's new law is found at R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 28-61-1 et seq., the "Warehouse Worker Protection Act."/2 Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed the Act into law on June 18, 2026. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2027.
Which Employees/Employers Are Covered by the New Rhode Island Law?
Rhode Island's new warehouse quota notice law generally tracks the laws in the other six states. But there are some notable differences as well.
Like its predecessors in other states, Rhode Island's new law applies only to non-exempt employees who work at "warehouse distribution centers," at which the employer employs at least a defined number of employees, and only within operations identified by specific codes within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)./3 The specific NAICS codes listed in the Rhode Island law to define potentially covered operations are similar to the codes identified in laws enacted in other states. The Rhode Island law applies only to larger operations: those with 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center in the state or 1,000 or more employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state./4 The law applies to the warehouse distribution operations of the operators of such businesses as well as staffing agencies and other third parties that provide labor to such operators.
What Does the New Rhode Island Law Require?
The law broadly defines a "quota" as a work standard where an employee is assigned or required to perform at a specified productivity speed or a quantified number of tasks or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material within a defined time period, and under which an employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to meet the performance standard./5 This definition generally tracks the definition used in other state laws.
The new law requires covered employers to provide employees, upon hire, with a written description of any quota, and of any potential adverse employment action that may result from a failure to satisfy such quota. The notice must also inform employees of their right to request their individual work speed data, and the work speed data of other comparable employees at the facility. If an employer changes a quota, notice must be provided at least two days in advance, and no disciplinary action may be taken for failure to meet the quota until at least two days following the notice.
The law provides that quotas may not interfere with an employee's right to take a meal break or to use the restroom (including reasonable travel time to and from the restroom). Further, quotas may not prevent compliance with occupational health and safety laws found "in the labor laws or department standards."/6 These provisions are also found in the laws of other states.
Unlike other state laws, the new Rhode Island law does not include a stand-alone recordkeeping requirement. However, employers in Rhode Island are generally required to retain similar records for a period of three years./7
Employees and former employees have the right to request and receive copies of prior notices and their personal work speed data, along with work speed data for comparable employees working in the same facility. Employers must respond to such requests within 21 days. Employees can make only one request every 90 days, unless there is a pending disciplinary action or the request is made at the same time an employee is being provided with an employee performance review.
Covered employers may not retaliate against employees who make requests for such information, or who take action to enforce their rights under the law. The law establishes a rebuttable presumption that any adverse action taken within 90 days following such action was retaliatory. After 90 days, the test reverts to a preponderance of the evidence standard.
What Are the Potential Consequences for Violations?
The Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor is authorized to enforce the new law, and assess damages payable to employees, and civil penalties./8 Individual employees and former employees may bring an action for injunctive relief, and may be awarded costs and attorney's fees.
What's Next?
Rhode Island's new warehouse quota notice law is set to go into effect on January 1, 2027. Employers in the warehouse and distribution center sectors with operations in the Ocean State should promptly consult with employment law counsel to evaluate whether they are covered by the new law, and, if so, develop a plan for coming into compliance.
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1/ A bill that contains warehouse quota requirements remains pending under New Jersey's two-year legislative cycle running through 2027. A warehouse quota bill in Illinois passed in January 2025 but was vetoed by the governor in March 2025, but a new bill was introduced in February 2026, containing expanded coverage to include "workers" rather than "employees" and more detail regarding civil penalties. While still technically alive, the bill has been dormant after March 2026. Bills containing warehouse quota requirements were also introduced during 2026 but did not become law in Delaware and Hawaii. Similar bills were unsuccessfully attempted in 2025 in Massachusetts and Georgia. A federal Warehouse Worker Protection Act, S.2613 and H.R. 4896, technically remains pending during the remaining days of the 119th Congress, but has been dormant in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee since July 2025.
2/ The new law emerges from several years of successive proposals in Rhode Island, including a 2023 proposal that stalled in committee, followed by increasingly developed versions in 2024 and 2025, including a 2025 bill that passed the Senate but did not become law.
3/ The law applies to business operating under the following NAICS Codes: 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage; 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods; 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses. Unlike the laws in some other states, the following NAICS codes are not specified in the Rhode Island law: 492110 for Couriers and Express Delivery Services; 452311 for Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters; 452319 for All Other General Merchandise Stores; and 444110 for Home Centers.
4/ This is similar to the CA, WA, OR, and NY laws under which coverage may be triggered by 100 or more employees at a covered facility, and different from the 250-employee trigger under the MN and CT laws.
5/ Employers might usefully consult their counsel about whether an "adverse action" could include not only traditional employment discipline, but other actions, such as being identified for layoff as part of a reduction in force, and if so, to evaluate whether to refer to this possibility in the notice.
6/ The CA law contains a similar provision that a quota may not prevent compliance with "occupational health and safety laws." Because CA maintains a federally approved OSH state plan, the verbiage appears to refer to CA's occupational health and safety laws. The additional verbiage in the Rhode Island law that then also refers to such laws "in the labor laws or department standards" is not explained in the statute. Unlike CA, RI does not maintain a federally approved OSH state plan and its occupational health and safety laws are primarily governed by federal law rather than state law or department standards. Whether the term may be clarified in forthcoming rules or informal guidance from the Department of Labor and Training (DLT) remains to be seen.
7/ Two Rhode Island statutes directly require retention of employee hours records for at least three years. Under the minimum wage recordkeeping statute, employers must keep records including the hours worked each day and each workweek for not less than three years. R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 28-12-12. Separately, the wage payment recordkeeping statute requires employers to keep accurate records of hours worked and wages paid each pay period and to retain those records for at least three years after the record is entered. R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 28-14-12.
8/ While the civil penalties are not specifically identified in the statute, the law requires the Department of Labor and Training (DLT) to adopt rules to enforce the law, authorizes the Director of the DLT to assess damages payable to the employee as well as civil penalties. R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 28-61-7. As of the date of this publication, the DLT has not publicly announced a timeframe for rulemaking or published any related informal guidance.
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Authors
Bruce J. Sarchet
Shareholder
Sacramento
bsarchet@littler.com
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Gregory Tumolo
Shareholder
gtumolo@littler.com
Providence
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David A. Dixon
Littler onDemand Counsel
ddixon@littler.com
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Original text here: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/warehouse-quota-notice-laws-rhode-island-newest-member-club
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Littler: UK Budget 2026 - Key Points for Employers
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news:
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UK Budget 2026: Key Points for Employers
What are the key points for employers from the Autumn Budget 2026?
By David Cohen and Emily Bodger
November 10, 2026
The Chancellor delivered the Autumn Budget on 28 October 2026 announcing a range of measures which will be of interest to employers, from wage increases and employee share incentives to future reform of non-competes and parental leave. Some measures are due to take effect in 2027, whilst others await consultation or further detail.
Non-Competes
The
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news:
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UK Budget 2026: Key Points for Employers
What are the key points for employers from the Autumn Budget 2026?
By David Cohen and Emily Bodger
November 10, 2026
The Chancellor delivered the Autumn Budget on 28 October 2026 announcing a range of measures which will be of interest to employers, from wage increases and employee share incentives to future reform of non-competes and parental leave. Some measures are due to take effect in 2027, whilst others await consultation or further detail.
Non-Competes
TheGovernment reiterated its commitment to legislate on non-competes, with proposed reforms applying "across the whole economy." Consultation on the wider use of restrictive practices is expected shortly, and the Government has indicated it will set out a detailed position on these issues in early 2027 ahead of legislation. See our previous article.
Parental Pay for the Self-Employed
From April 2029, parental pay is expected to be extended to eligible self-employed fathers, partners and adopters in Great Britain (who currently have no entitlement). The Budget paper noted that those recently employed or unemployed, or with irregular or broken employment histories, who do not qualify for statutory paternity or adoption pay may also benefit, subject to having sufficient work and earnings history. Further details, including eligibility requirements and how the right will operate in practice, are awaited.
Continue reading here (https://littler.co.uk/insights/budget-2026-key-points-for-employers/).
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Authors
David Cohen
Partner (Consultant)
London
dcohen@littler.co.uk
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Emily Bodger
Knowledge Lawyer
London
ebodger@littler.co.uk
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Original text here: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/uk-budget-2026-key-points-employers
[Category: BizLaw/Legal]
Experian Boost Update Helps Renters and BNPL Users Benefit From Positive Financial Behaviour at the Click of a Button
COSTA MESA, California, Nov. 11 -- Experian, an information services company, posted the following news release:
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Experian Boost update helps renters and BNPL users benefit from positive financial behaviour at the click of a button
Boost will instantly provide greater visibility into the information lenders increasingly consider, including rent payments, Buy Now Pay Later, and household bills
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London, 9th November 2026 - Experian today unveiled an enhanced version of Experian Boost, designed to help people unlock better financial opportunities by giving them greater visibility into the
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COSTA MESA, California, Nov. 11 -- Experian, an information services company, posted the following news release:
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Experian Boost update helps renters and BNPL users benefit from positive financial behaviour at the click of a button
Boost will instantly provide greater visibility into the information lenders increasingly consider, including rent payments, Buy Now Pay Later, and household bills
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London, 9th November 2026 - Experian today unveiled an enhanced version of Experian Boost, designed to help people unlock better financial opportunities by giving them greater visibility into thefinancial information lenders increasingly consider when assessing applications.
Analysis shows that Boost users could benefit from average APR reductions of up to 22%, with an average saving of pound sterling340 per year on interest each year, potentially helping them access cheaper borrowing and products that better reflect their circumstances. For those who do not immediately see access to more offers, Boost provides free personalised guidance within the Experian app to help them improve their financial options over time.
Millions of people responsibly manage financial commitments such as rent, household bills and everyday spending, yet many have limited understanding of how this information may be viewed as part of a lending decision. While traditional credit information remains an important part of the process, lenders increasingly look beyond a credit report to build a broader picture of an applicant's financial circumstances. Boost will now give people insight in to how a lender may view their everyday spending habits, as part of affordability checks, all at the click of a button.
By securely connecting their bank account, consumers can now instantly see how everyday financial behaviours, including rent payments, Buy Now Pay Later commitments, household bills and account conduct, may influence their financial profile before applying for products such as loans, credit cards, car finance and mortgages. Users also receive personalised insights explaining what may be helping their financial profile, what may be holding it back and actions they can take to strengthen their eligibility over time.
Experian Boost will also support millions of UK tenants, allowing them to add their rental payments directly to their credit report for the first time, meaning they could improve their credit score and unlock greater access to credit.
Edu Castro, Managing Director, Consumer Services UK&I at Experian, said: "We're putting more power into people's hands by giving them greater understanding of the financial behaviours that can influence access to credit. At a time when many households are looking for ways to make their money go further, helping people unlock better financial opportunities has never been more important.
"The latest Experian Boost update helps positive financial behaviours, such as paying rent and household bills on time, work harder for consumers. For some people, that could mean access to lower borrowing costs and savings of hundreds of pounds each year."
Experian Boost will begin its roll-out this week, with all consumers able to access the service by the end of November.
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Notes to editors
Claim sources:
1/ Based on a sample of 1 lender including 3 brands (Lendable, Asda and Post Office) for loans during a pilot period of 3 months (July to Oct 2026). Average APR discounts range from 14-22% and eligibility gains from 7-18% across score bands. Savings figure based on a pound sterling10,000 personal loan, comparing 24.5% (low) APR vs 19.2% (high) APR over 48 months. Rounded down to nearest pound sterling10.
2/ Based on 113,259 existing Boost consumers run through the new Boost product (excluding consumers with insufficient data to generate a score) in July 2026, 71% received a positive uplift after signing up to Boost.
How Experian Boost works
Experian Boost is a free service that allows consumers to securely connect their current account via Open Banking to their Experian account.
The service analyses account information and organises it into categories that reflect information lenders may consider alongside traditional credit data when assessing an application, including:
* Rent and housing-related payments
* Household bills and regular commitments
* Buy Now Pay Later activity
* Everyday account management
* Payment issues and account conduct
* Short-term borrowing activity
Consumers receive personalised insights explaining what may be helping their financial profile, what may be affecting it and what actions they may wish to take in future.
Future enhancements
At launch, the enhanced Experian Boost uses current account information only.
Experian plans to introduce credit card spending data into Boost in 2027, giving consumers an even more comprehensive understanding of how their overall spending behaviours may be viewed when applying for products such as mortgages, loans and vehicle finance.
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About Experian
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and platforms. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them to save time and money.
We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments.
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