On June 28, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania approved several notable amendments to the Commonwealth’s data breach notification law (SB 824). In summary, the revised statute:
adds a regulator notification...more
On April 16, 2024, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a bipartisan hearing on the issue of cyberattacks involving healthcare providers. The Committee called as witnesses cybersecurity professionals and...more
On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Bulletin revising its December 1, 2022 Guidance concerning the HIPAA obligations of covered entities and...more
On January 18, 2024, New Hampshire’s State Legislature enacted the Expectation of Privacy Act (the “Act”). Following the Governor’s signature, the Act will take effect January 1, 2025.
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The Act defines...more
1/22/2024
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FERPA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Summary of Consumer Rights
On January 8, 2024, New Jersey’s State Legislature passed the Disclosure and Accountability Transparency Act (the “Data Act”). Following Governor’s signature within 45 days, the Data Act would take effect one (1) year after...more
1/12/2024
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Data Collection ,
Data Processors ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Insurance Industry ,
New Jersey ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Written Agreements
Iowa became the sixth U.S. state to pass a comprehensive privacy law after the governor signed Senate File 262 (“the Act”) on March 28. The Act significantly echoes its non-California predecessors, particularly the Utah...more
On January 28, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) sent out numerous notices alleging noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as part of an “investigative sweep” of covered businesses’ loyalty...more