On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the latest step in a process that started in 2019 with an...more
This is the third article in a series of alerts that addresses what businesses, organizations and governmental entities should be considering as they navigate privacy and cybersecurity challenges encountered in the transition...more
It's no secret that plaintiffs' firms have been developing legal theories relating to third-party software technologies used on websites. This includes a recent spike in lawsuits alleging that websites running the Meta...more
On October 7, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing the federal government to implement U.S. commitments under the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). The new Executive Order enhances...more
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced another new measure in its ongoing efforts to combat, prevent, and prosecute COVID-19-related fraud: Strike Force Teams. According to DOJ, the Strike Force Teams,...more
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) adding five additional factors for The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to consider when reviewing transactions. The identified...more
In a recent press release, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of $5 million for community health centers to increase equitable access to life-saving cancer screenings. Grant...more
Effective October 1, 2021, Florida's Protecting DNA Privacy Act (HB 833 or DNA Privacy Act) amends Florida's genetic privacy law (Fla. Stat. section 760.40) to establish new crimes arising out of the unlawful use of a...more
On August 11, 2021, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), the multi-agency authority responsible for issuing uniform principles and standards for supervision of financial institutions, published new...more
On March 25, 2021, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff memo highlighting "new evidence" of the Trump...more
On March 29, 2021, when Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 72 into law, Florida became the largest of a growing number of states to implement broad COVID-19 liability protections applicable to businesses, health care...more
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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been implemented by employers in an ongoing effort to reduce recruitment and hiring costs by automating sourcing of applicants and screening candidates or by applying AI tools to the...more
On March 25, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Designation of Scarce Materials or Threatened Materials Subject to COVID-19 Hoarding Prevention Measures Under Executive Order 13910 and...more
On April 1, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 20-91 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring all persons in Florida to limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their homes to...more
In response to the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, companies suspended autonomous vehicle (AV) programs in an effort to limit contact between drivers and riders and to comply with social distancing recommendations. ...more
As state governors in California, New York, and Illinois issued "Stay at Home" Orders and limited activity to essential activities, services, and businesses, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued...more
UPDATED: March 19, 2020: HHS Authorized to Direct Production and Distribution of National Health Supply Chain -
After invoking the Defense Production Act for the COVID19 pandemic, President Trump issued an "Executive Order...more
In a development that is likely to be monitored by U.S. legislators and regulators in considering new controls on personal data being collected in connected automotive vehicles, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)...more
Can an employee bring a claim against an employer if the employer bases an employment-related decision on information obtained from a personal data storage device?...more
In the wake of enactment of California's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2018, the New York State legislature is now considering its own (and more expansive) consumer privacy law (SB5642), entitled the "New York Privacy Act"...more
Does your company qualify as a "data broker"? You may be surprised by the answer and as of January 1, 2019 your company may be subject to a new Vermont law governing such entities....more