On January 10, Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4768, paving the way for a series of previously enacted amendments to New Jersey’s WARN Act, N.J.S.A. 34:21-1, et seq., (“NJ WARN Act” or the “Act”) to finally take...more
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The Connecticut legislature recently enacted a pair of new data breach and cybersecurity statutes — Public Act 21-59 and Public Act 21-119 — on June 16 and July 6, respectively. Both laws will take effect on...more
7/20/2021
/ Biometric Information ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Connecticut ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act
The Second Circuit recently issued a decision in McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Associates, LLC, No. 19-4310, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 12328 (2nd Cir. Apr. 26, 2021), which clarifies the circumstances under which plaintiffs alleging...more
Barely one month after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its Schrems II decision striking down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield), Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed 101...more
9/2/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on human health, life and economic activity around the world. The virus has caused severe disruptions to the global economy, including the banning of...more
3/17/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Interruption ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Performance Standards ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Contracts
Over the last several weeks, a variety of major retailers, restaurant groups, pharmacies and other merchants have been hit with a deluge of putative class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities...more
11/15/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disney ,
Gift-Cards ,
Home Depot ,
Internet ,
Kroger ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NYCHRL ,
NYSHRL ,
Permanent Impairments ,
Public Accommodation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Victoria Secret ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Whole Foods
On March 14, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill (S.477) by a 32-1 vote that, if signed into law, will significantly expand the statute of limitations period for child sex abuse victims to pursue civil claims against their...more
3/19/2019
/ Child Abuse ,
Child Protection Laws ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Abuse ,
Sexual Assault ,
State and Local Government ,
Statute of Limitations ,
White Collar Crimes