European Data Protection Board Issues Guidelines On The Use of Location Data and Contact Tracing Tools In the Context of COVID-19
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Unlike the United States, where Senators are first introducing legislation to deal with the use of personal information in the context of COVID-19, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) relies
Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Personal Data Amidst COVID-19
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On April 30, 2020, Republican Senators Wicker (MS), Thune (SD), Moran (KS) and Blackburn (TN), announced the introduction of the “COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act,” intended to protect health, g
Telemedicine and Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Written by: Denise L. Dawson, Esq. Florida has taken steps to move forward into an enlightened age of technology but may be setting itself up for increased fraud from unscrupulous actors. As recently as last month, the State’s Chief Financial
Florida Long Term Care and COVID-19 Update
Written by: J. Drew Piersa, Esq. As of May 10, 2020, 703 residents or staff members of long-term care facilities have died from coronavirus related illnesses; accounting for 41% of Florida’s COVID-19 deaths. Florida health department officials
What Should Employers Do When Employees Refuse To Return To Work For Fear Of COVID-19?
Written by: Melanie V. Slaton, Esq., Mariel E. Smith, Esq., and Nicholas J. Garcia, Esq. As states struggle through the process of re-opening in the wake of COVD-19, many employers are also wrestling with the question of what to do about emplo
Cyber Liability Insurance Coverage During Covid-19 Pandemic
Written by: Asya-Lorrene Morgan, Esq. and C. Michael Johnson, Esq. Overnight, COVID-19 created a need for a large teleworking population, which has left businesses more vulnerable to phishing schemes and other malicious cyber activity. The recen
NC Grants COVID-19 Immunity to Health Care Providers and Essential Businesses
Written by: Jeffrey Steven Warren, Esq. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians and policymakers alike have raised the alarm about potential legal liability for following crisis standards of care. All 50 states have issued an emer
Colliding Epidemics: COVID-19 and Opioid Addiction
Learn more about our Opioid Task Force here. With millions of Americans already struggling with opioid addiction, the coronavirus outbreak has many health care officials worried that socially marginalized people who already have underlying healt
Georgia Applicable State Immunity For COVID-19 Cases
Written by: Stephanie R. Amiotte, Esq. COVID-19 is a pandemic nobody was prepared for and nobody wanted to happen. Its effects on the incarcerated population, particularly those with fragile health or advanced age will likely result in increased
An Unprecedented Time: De-Carcerating & Other Steps Being Taken in Georgia’s Jails and Prisons as the Result of COVID-19
Written by: Jennifer Dorminey Herzog, Esq. Because of policies of mass incarceration over the past four decades, the United States has incarcerated more people than any other country on Earth.[1] Highly transmissible novel respiratory pathogen