The European Commission (“EC”) has adopted a long-awaited new set of standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for the transfer of personal data to parties in third countries outside the European Union (“EU”) and European...more
6/18/2021
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3/26/2021
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12/1/2020
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Two updates that companies may find helpful regarding standard contractual clauses for cross-border transfers of personal data post invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield program....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
Last night, March 11, 2020, President Trump announced a travel ban impacting Europeans traveling to the United States. The ban applies to those “physically present” within the Schengen Area during the 14-day period preceding...more
Now that the United Kingdom is (finally) exiting the European Union (EU) one question U.S. based companies have is what happens to transfers of personal data from the United Kingdom (UK) to the United States under the EU’s...more
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6/18/2018
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8/7/2017
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This week’s news flash – a quick overview of timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization.
1. Cross-border transfers of personal data and the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield...more
This week’s news flash – a quick overview of timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization.
1. Old news is that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued...more
1. With Wage and Hour Rules in Flux, Employers Need to Remain Vigilant -
Expanding wage and hour obligations will continue to be a top concern for employers in 2017. As most employers are aware, in May 2016, the United...more
1/26/2017
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Companies that transfer personal data from the European Union (“EU”) to the United States should be working toward their compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) which...more
Human Resources professionals have one more item to add to their compliance checklist – ensuring the lawful transfer of employee, consumer or customer personal data from the European Union (“EU”) to the United States....more
On July 12th, the European Commission gave final approval to the EU US Privacy Shield program for the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States by companies that voluntarily choose to participate...more
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Giovanni Buttarelli issued his formal opinion on the EU- US Privacy Shield, arguing that while it’s a step in the right direction, “robust improvements” are needed. The EDPS is an...more
The full text of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”) framework is now available. Privacy Shield was “designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide companies on both sides of the...more
February 2nd the European Commission and the Department of Commerce announced that they have reached an agreement on a new framework to replace the EU US Safe Harbor Program. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) found the...more
It appears that the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce have reached a deal on a new transatlantic safe harbor data transfer agreement. ...more