Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more
Overview - On December 10th, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced significant proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more
CISA, FBI, & HHS Warn of Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare Sector - On October 28, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of...more
11/11/2020
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Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
California ballot initiative, Proposition 24, has passed. Less than a year after the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect, Californians voted on November 3rd to approve the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)...more
On August 14, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations that were submitted by the California Attorney General (AG) on June 1, 2020. The...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of AGG outside the Food and Drug practice....more
Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union - On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in the so-called “Schrems II” case. ...more
In an important decision for employers that conduct background checks on new hires, on April 24, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment in favor of the employer in the case...more
On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) issued a Proposed Rule amending civil money penalty (CMP) regulations. This Proposed Rule seeks to address three...more
The COVID-19 Pandemic is forcing organizations to adjust their operating practices to continue operations, meetings, classes, and services remotely insofar as possible. Organizations using these types of technologies, as...more
4/6/2020
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
Data-Sharing ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internet ,
Teleconferences ,
Videoconference ,
Websites
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of AGG outside the Food and Drug Practice....more
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or the “Act”) became effective. At a high level, the CCPA gives California residents, with certain exceptions, new rights to know what types of personal...more
1/16/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Delete
On Thursday, October 10th, the California Attorney General’s Office released long-awaited Proposed Regulations governing implementation of key provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) (Proposed...more
10/16/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws
Background screening is a hot topic in today’s employment sector and Arnall Golden Gregory’s (AGG) Background Screening Industry team is well prepared and versed to tend to the employers’ compliance needs. ...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion that is relevant not only to employers that are responsible for a providing job seekers with a compliant disclosure and authorization under the Fair Credit...more
On October 16, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that RealPage Inc. (“RealPage”), a Texas consumer reporting agency focused on tenant screening, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges brought by the...more
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau”) issued an interim final rule on September 12, 2018, tied to passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) (‘the Act”). The...more
The next phase of New York’s cybersecurity rules entered into force on September 4, 2018, requiring Covered Entities, including insurance companies, banks, and other financial services companies regulated by the New York...more
On April 24, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that Altaba Inc. (f/k/a Yahoo! Inc.) agreed to pay a $35 million penalty relating to charges that it misled investors with respect to disclosure...more
Against the backdrop of the growing controversy surrounding allegations that Facebook allowed a company to mine the personal information of approximately 50 million Facebook users, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
1/26/2018
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CGMP ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Drug Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FDA Reauthorization Act ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
OCR ,
PHRMA
On December 28th, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $2.3 million settlement with 21st Century Oncology Inc. (21st Century) to settle potential violations of the HIPAA privacy...more
In recent years, the CFPB has struck fear into the C-suites of financial services companies. The agency was extraordinarily active in rulemaking that addresses every aspect of lending, prepaid cards and arbitration clauses in...more
1/17/2018
/ Civil Investigation Demand ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Wage and Hour
On June 15th, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with CoPilot Provider Support Services Inc. to resolve allegations that the company improperly delayed notice to more than 220,000 consumers of...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more