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Want a better approach to mass tort case management? If you do, then Elizabeth Guthrie of Nextpoint has some tips for you here! The post A Better Approach to Mass Tort Case Management: eDiscovery Best Practices appeared first on eDiscovery Today by Doug Austin.

Fulfilling employee DSARs looks like an eDiscovery workflow. Exterro discusses treating them as complex discovery exercises here! The post Fulfilling Employee DSARs Looks Like an eDiscovery Workflow: Artificial Intelligence Trends appeared first on eDiscovery Today by Doug Austin.

The Act applies to all entities that make workers available to third parties on a commercial basis. This includes temporary staffing agencies, secondment firms and other forms of personnel provision. Both Dutch-based and foreign suppliers providing workers in the Netherlands will need to be accredited. The accreditation must be obtained from the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment. Consequences of non-compliance What should employers do now?

On 7 July 2026, the Dutch Senate adopted the Greater Security for Flexible Workers Act (Wet meer zekerheid flexwerkers), one of the key legislative reforms stemming from the Dutch labour market reform agenda. The legislation aims to reduce job insecurity for workers on flexible contracts and encourage more stable employment relationships. Key reforms The most notable change concerns the interruption period of successive fixed term contracts.

On 29 June 2026, the Dutch government published a draft bill implementing the EU Platform Work Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2831). The internet consultation ran until 24 August 2026. Member States must transpose the Directive by 2 December 2026. Scope of the Directive The Directive applies to individuals whose platform-working relationship qualifies as employment under the applicable law, collective agreements or practices of a Member State.

On 29 June 2026, the Dutch government launched an internet consultation on the Leave Act, a proposal intended to modernise and simplify the Dutch leave framework. The internet consultation ran until 10 August 2026. The government aims for the Leave Act to enter into force in 2028. The proposed three-pillar model The Leave Act restructures the leave system around three pillars: Pillar 1 – Care for children: This pillar covers leave connected to birth, adoption and foster care.

The European Commission has taken another step towards expanding employment regulation at EU level. On 4 December 2025, it published the Quality Jobs Roadmap, marking the beginning of the legislative process leading to the proposed Quality Jobs Act. The Roadmap aims to improve job quality and create high quality and future proof jobs in Europe.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has taken another step toward expanding retail investor access to private markets. On August 31, 2026, the SEC submitted its planned rulemaking, Enhancing Retail Exposure to Private Markets, to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (“OIRA”) for review.

In the second of our weekly posts on topics from our 2026 Aviation Roundtable, we present the materials from our panel on Suing the United States for FAA Negligence. When negligence by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contributes to an aviation accident, the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), may provide a legal avenue for bringing a claim against the United States.

At the end of ILTACON 2026, I reached out to many of the people I met with for their observations about the conference and covered some of them Tuesday and yesterday. Here’s part three of ILTACON 2026 crowdsourced observations! The post Part Three of ILTACON 2026 Crowdsourced Observations: Legal Technology Trends appeared first on eDiscovery Today by Doug Austin.