Two New Jersey healthcare facilities that violated the New Jersey Patient Safety Act, N.J.S.A. §§ 26:2H-12.23 to -12.25, (PSA), must provide plaintiff patients with internal reports and documents relating to adverse events,...more
In Frank Curry and FOIABuddy v. South Western School District, AP 2024-1311, a school district (“District”) received a request for records related to IT operations, contracts, staff, and IT budget from Frank Curry and...more
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) has determined that investigations of alleged discrimination by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) are “noncriminal investigations,” and that associated records...more
On May 20, 2024, OSHA published its long-in-the-making revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). OSHA’s revised its standard to better align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification...more
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records issued an alert concerning anonymous Right to Know Law requests generated by an online service called FOIA Buddy after receiving reports from “numerous” agencies. On its website, FOIA...more
On May 22, 2024, Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that she had circulated a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to her colleagues on the use of artificial...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two of the most anticipated environmental regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS—in the past two weeks: listing of PFOA and PFOS as...more
Since January 1, 2022, California’s Fragrance and Flavor Ingredients Right to Know Act of 2020 has required manufacturers of cosmetic products to disclose the following information to the California Department of Public...more
In Pa. Office of the Governor v. Brelje, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 65, at *1 (Commw. Ct. Feb. 23, 2024), the Office of Open Records (“OOR”) concluded that requests for all incoming and outgoing email for two agency employees over...more
On April 27, 2023, the Washington State governor signed into law the My Health My Data Act or the MHMDA. In spite of the onerous and at times confusing requirements of the MHMDA, the Washington Attorney General (AG) has only...more
The New Jersey Legislature this week passed Senate Bill 332 (SB 332), a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Since its conception, the bill has undergone significant revisions that expanded a once narrow bill into a more...more
On November 14, 2023, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 466, otherwise known as the Wisconsin Data Privacy Act (WDPA). The bill passed on its third reading and was immediately ordered to the Wisconsin State...more
Foster v. Pennridge School District, AP 2023-0931 (July 5, 2023). The Office of Open Records determined that a school district properly redacted and withheld certain email chains discussing the school district’s investigation...more
On October 18, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention submitted a final rule for publication in the Federal Register, amending 40 CFR Part 372, involving reporting...more
In Forrest v. Erie City, AP 2023-1701 (Sept. 28, 2023), Erie City responded to a request for a list of all rental properties registered and licensed in the City in an Excel spreadsheet by providing a PDF conversion of the...more
New York home sellers now must disclose information about flood risk, flood history and flood insurance to potential buyers under legislation recently signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, further amending the requirements of the...more
Penncrest School District. v. Cagle, 293 A.3d 783 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2023). The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania establishes a three-part test that must be used to determine if an individual’s social media post is a record of an...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a June 5th news release a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC (“AB”) addressing alleged violations of the following programs: Clean Air Act chemical...more
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers may exercise certain rights in relation to their personal information – and businesses have strict deadlines to respond to such consumer requests. These...more
President Biden issued an Executive Order on April 21, 2023 titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All” (the “EO”). The EO continues the Administration’s emphasis on environmental justice by...more
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Energy Justice Network (collectively “PEER”) submitted an April 3rd document to EPA titled: Petition for Rulemaking Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and...more
Iowa will soon be the sixth state in the nation with a comprehensive consumer privacy law – but the good news for employers is that it does not apply to data collected in the employment context and does not include a private...more
The public will need to wait longer to obtain information about fired police officers and potentially other public employee terminations due to a recent Commonwealth Court ruling. As an exception to an exemption, the...more
The annual results of the agency’s enforcement and compliance efforts repeatedly discussed Environmental Justice (EJ), touting general trends and specific enforcement actions related to potential communities of concern. The...more
On January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) went into full force and effect, heralding a new era of statewide personal information (PI) regulation. The CPRA provides even more protection for California...more