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Acquihires In the Technology Sector: Antitrust Scrutiny Through the Lens of Economics
 |  Dec 11, 2025

This paper examines the economic and regulatory implications of “acqui-hires” in the technology sector, including both traditional acquisitions and emerging “reverse acqui-hire” arrangements. Drawing on recent literature and case examples,...

Federal Appeals Court Rules Some College Athletes May Qualify as Employees
 |  Jul 12, 2024

The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that college athletes in Division I revenue-generating sports such as football and basketball may qualify as employees, potentially entitling them to...

Klarna Reports That 87% of Employees Use GenAI For Their Daily Work
 |  Jun 3, 2024

By: LegalTech Blog Nine out of ten Klarna employees (87%) now use Generative AI in their daily work. This widespread adoption includes non-technical teams such as Communications, Marketing, and Legal,...

Labor Department Reinstates Rule to Classify Additional Gig Workers as Employees
 |  Jan 14, 2024

The US Department of Labor announced the issuance of a final rule compelling companies to treat certain workers as employees rather than independent contractors, a decision that has sparked controversy...

Google Allegedly Encourages Employees to Avoid Potentially Damaging Language, US Government Claims
 |  Sep 14, 2023

In the ongoing monopoly case against Alphabet Inc.'s Google, the US government has presented evidence suggesting that the tech giant has instructed its employees to avoid using certain words and...

Google Warns Employees: Be Careful When Using Bard
 |  Jun 19, 2023

Google is reportedly warning its employees to take care when using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. That warning — according to a Thursday (June 15) report by Reuters — extends to Bard, the AI chatbot Google announced earlier this year amid a frenzy around the technology. According to the report, the company told workers not to enter confidential Google […]

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