In response to the increasing number of cyberattacks and the acceleration of digital transformation across sectors, the European Union has revised and improved its Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive.
The...more
The European Union Digital Services Act (DSA) now applies to all digital “intermediary services” that provide users with access to online goods, services, and content. The DSA took effect on November 16, 2022, and regulates a...more
2/27/2024
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Compliance ,
Data Storage ,
Data Storage Providers ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Goods or Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Traders
On December 8, 2023, European Union policymakers brokered a deal on a broad law to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union....more
On November 27, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unveiled draft automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) regulations that would set forth new consumer protections related to the profiling of consumers...more
11/30/2023
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Data Profiling ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Right-To-Access ,
Risk Assessment ,
Tracking Systems
The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Bill has recently received royal assent and become law as the Online Safety Act (OSA)....more
The world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework is “a step closer” to becoming law, the European Parliament recently announced. Following the European Commission’s 2021 draft proposal, a draft negotiating...more
On March 25, 2022, the European Union (EU) announced that the United States and the EU had reached an agreement in principle to replace the EU-U.S Privacy Shield framework, which the European Court of Justice (CJEU) struck...more
4/1/2022
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Collection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Amid concerns surrounding the rapid rise in COVID-19 omicron cases, the UK government recently implemented Plan B measures in England. Here is a summary of the implications of these measures for employers...more
1/3/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Masks ,
New Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Remote Working ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
UK ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently released its response to the UK government consultation, ‘Data: A new direction’. The consultation was conducted by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...more
12/23/2021
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Consultation ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted two new sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs): one for data transfers from data controllers to data processors and one for data transfers from data exporters to data...more
6/14/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Transfers ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
After the political and constitutional upheaval of the last four years that has been Brexit, a trade deal - the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - was finally reached between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European...more
1/27/2021
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EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Grace Period ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently declared that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is invalid because it does not provide an adequate level of protection for the transfer of personal data from the European...more
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announced its judgment in the so-called Schrems II case (Case C-311/18), declaring that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is invalid because it does not provide an...more
7/17/2020
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EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department
An employer’s response to COVID-19 involves numerous privacy issues. Below are some answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about these issues within the United States and globally, based on laws such as the Americans...more
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread, employers have been trying to strike a balance between safety and privacy as they apply their own policies and attempt to follow laws such as the General Data...more
3/4/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Workplace Safety
Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more
5/22/2019
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CCTV ,
CNIL ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Netherlands ,
Personal Data ,
Personnel Records ,
Portugal ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Risk Management ,
Social Networks ,
Surveillance ,
Video Recordings
Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more
Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more
On April 19, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (Working Party), which is comprised of representatives from the data protection authorities in each of the 28 European Union (EU) member states, issued a position paper stating...more
On March 27, 2018, Helen Dixon, the data protection commissioner for Ireland, outlined the enforcement priorities of the Irish data protection authority (DPA) for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) during the...more
With less than six months until the May 25, 2018, effective date for the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies are assessing their GDPR readiness and concentrating their compliance efforts...more
On October 18, 2017, the European Commission published its report and supporting documents regarding its first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield), which sets forth procedures and safeguards for...more
In a judgment that many commentators are calling the most significant in employment law in over 50 years, on July 25, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court decided that the system whereby employees must pay fees to bring...more
How do you sum up what just happened in the United Kingdom’s parliamentary election? I thought the journalist Hugo Rifkind did it rather well last Saturday on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, a show that takes a satirical and...more
On May 25, 2018, a short 12 months from now, employers must be in full compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) for EU human resources data. The GDPR requirements regarding...more