Vaccinations in the Workplace: The Privacy Conundrum
Posted on May 10, 2021 in Government, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Vaccinations in the Workplace: The Privacy Conundrum
COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available, signaling an eventual return to work. That is certainly welcome news for employees and employers alike, but employers are finding themselves in an unprecedented quandary—whether they can condition workforce re-entry on proof of employee vaccinations. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state legislatures have generally...
Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Posted on May 6, 2021 in Government, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Amidst the ever-worsening onslaught of cyberattacks, companies are longing to go on the offensive, whether by “hacking-back” or by going after malicious actors in US courts. While Congress has previously refused to enable the former, it now appears more open to the latter, particularly with the introduction of the Homeland and Cyber Threat Act (the HACT Act): The HACT Act, if passed,...
Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
On March 2, 2021, Governor Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making it the country’s second, enhanced state privacy law. It will likely not be the last. Set to take effect on January 1, 2023, the CDPA requires businesses to make significant enhancements to their privacy policies and to provide covered consumers with substantial...
US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on our 2020 articles and planning ahead for 2021
Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on our 2020 articles and planning ahead for 2021
2020 was a tumultuous year for privacy and cybersecurity, and further uncertainty is all but guaranteed. To help with an agile and holistic data strategy, it is worthwhile to heed the lessons of 2020. Trends of new and upcoming data laws suggest that adopting a high watermark approach to compliance will put companies in good position to stay in front of new obligations.An explosion of...
California’s new privacy law, the CRPA, was approved: Now what?
Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on California’s new privacy law, the CRPA, was approved: Now what?
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), by approximately 56-44%. This act will substantially amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), once it goes into effect on January 1, 2023. Key points on this law: Builds on the existing framework of the CCPA, while bringing the CCPA closer to Europe’s GDPR;imposes...
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