Nevada’s New Privacy Law Goes Into Effect in October
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. Does your business have a website? If so, it will likely need to comply with yet another new online privacy law that goes into effect in a little over three short months. Nevada recently passed SB220, whi
NEW YORK LAWMAKERS HAVE PASSED STRICTER WORKPLACE HARASSMENT LAWS (AGAIN) MAKING IT EASIER TO BRING CLAIMS
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. The #TimesUp and #MeToo movements just bagged MAJOR wins in New York on Wednesday when state lawmakers passed sweeping anti-harassment legislation that will lower the bar for what qualifies as sexual harassme
South Carolina Supreme Court Answers Certified Question As To An Insurer’S Waiver Of Attorney-Client Privilege In Bad Faith Tort Actio
By: Elizabeth Wieters, Esq. This past week, the South Carolina Supreme Court answered a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concerning an insurer’s waiver of attorney-client privilege in a bad faith action
Maine Enacts Internet Privacy Legislation to Go Into Effect Next Year
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. California and New York are not the only states making waves in the world of technology and privacy. Earlier this month, Governor Janet Mills of Maine signed into law one of the nation’s strictest int
Why Businesses Throughout The Country Should Be Worried About New York’s SHIELD Act
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. New York’s SHIELD Act has passed the New York Senate, and now awaits passage in the Assembly before it goes to the Governor to sign into law. While the Act contains new rules regarding data breaches and
Visa Applicants Now Required to Disclose Social Media Information
By: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. & Bara Ahmad The State Department recently implemented a new policy that requires all visa applicants to provide information about all social media accounts the applicant has been active on over the past five years.
India’s Controversial Personal Data Protection Bill, If Passed, Goes Into Effect in 2020
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. India’s draft privacy law, Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, is an important step as India moves toward a digital economy; however, it is one of the more controversial privacy laws amongst privacy expert
GDPR: A Year in Review and the Need for Clarity
As the first year of GDPR’s governance comes to a close, the hysteria has subsided, but the reality of the reach of GDPR is all the more real. Since its May 25, 2018 effective date European State Data Protection Authorities (“DPA
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. It may come as a surprise, but only 11 states have constitutional provisions that contain an explicit right to privacy. Specifically, California voters amended their state constitution to include the right of pr
Scam Alert: Virtual Kidnappings Are on the Rise
Written by: Anthony E. Stewart, Esq. Your cell phone rings. You look down, and to your delight, it’s your daughter. She’s in college now and remembering to ‘give mom a call every once in a while’ seems to be an impossible task. Yo