The e-Privacy Regulation Strikes Out Again
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. The e-Privacy Regulation, which was supposed to be a close cousin to the General Data Protection Regulation, was first proposed by the European Commission in January 2017. However, here we are nearly 3 years l
Another Attempt at Federal Privacy Legislation
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In yet another attempt to pass federal privacy legislation, on November 26, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (“COPRA”). COPRA would apply to i
India’s Data Protection Law Takes a Step Forward
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. In an ever-increasing data driven world, India’s proposed Personal Data Protection Bill (“PDPB”) took a step forward on December 4th when the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the bi
Singapore Takes Next Steps Towards Updating Its Data Protection Law
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. In May 2019 Singapore’s data protection authority, the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) took steps to update its existing data protection legislation, the Personal Data Protection A
California DMV Sells Personal Information
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. A recent public records request to the California DMV shows that the California DMV is selling personal information drivers provide to receive a driver’s license to private companies to the tune of roughly
What Every Parent of College Aged Children Needs to Know: Essential Estate & Financial Planning Documents for your Children
Written by: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Administration As parents, we always have our children’s best interests at the forefront of our minds. And we usually try to do anything we can for our children. However, many might take for granted
Opioid Overdoses Put Spotlight on Naloxone at Work
With hundreds of fatal opioid overdoses occurring each week across the nation, government health leaders are urging companies and individuals to keep naloxone on hand and learn how to use it in the event a colleague should have an overdose while
Health Care Employers’ Title VII Obligations to Prevent & Remedy Harassment & Discrimination Extend to Patients
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Jeffrey Daitz, Esq. What You Already Know… Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, n
Latest Immigration Updates
Written by: Ashik Jahan, Esq. Immigrant Investor Program The Immigrant Investor Program, commonly known as EB-5, was established to stimulate the U.S. economy by giving foreign entrepreneurs the opportunity to permanently live and work in the U.
Minimizing Fentanyl Exposure Risk for Health Care Workers
Written by: J. Brent Allen, Esq. Doctors, nurses, phlebotomists and other health care workers on the frontline of saving lives and treating illnesses and injuries face a new threat in the workplace: illicit fentanyl and derivative drugs of unk