On 2 December 2021, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released two Security Directives applicable to the rail industry that will require certain owners and operators to implement new cybersecurity...more
Imagine a country paralyzed by the inability — even for just one day — to move people or goods by rail or by plane. This is not science fiction. This is the reality of the potential cybersecurity threats that could impact the...more
11/10/2021
/ Aviation Industry ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Railways ,
Ransomware ,
Transportation Industry ,
TSA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, recently issued an Autonomous Ground Vehicle Security Guide (Guide). Because autonomous-vehicle (AV) pilot...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the issuance of a second security directive (Directive) that requires owners and operators of certain critical pipelines carrying hazardous liquids and natural gas to...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a security directive (Directive) that, for the first time, imposes mandatory cybersecurity requirements on companies in the pipeline industry. ...more
6/4/2021
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Supply Chain ,
Threat Management
On 23 April 2020 the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion written by Justice Stephen Breyer, waded carefully into the very-muddied waters of Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisprudence when it issued a new test to determine when the...more
5/5/2020
/ Appeals ,
Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Functional Equivalent ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Point Sources ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States
As states begin to work together to reopen the economy, companies in all industries will soon have to wrestle with a new wave of federal, state, and local orders. These orders may conflict at times, vary in application, or...more
One of the first hurdles employers face during the COVID-19 outbreak is navigating essential business designations and waiver requests. For more information on that subject. Another obstacle is determining when and how to...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) first widely promoted and published its Essential Workforce Guidance on March 19, 2020 in its Memorandum on Identification of...more
On Wednesday, 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus a global pandemic and on Friday, 13 March 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency in the United States. Guidance from...more
3/18/2020
/ Act of God ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
China ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Leases ,
Public Health ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Standard of Care
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") -
For energy, mining, and resources companies, the cost of corruption—and getting caught—is real. Less than two months ago, Odebrecht S.A. was ordered by a U.S. federal judge to pay a...more
6/8/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Mining ,
Resource Extraction ,
Risk Assessment ,
White Collar Crimes