On November 14, 2022, Massachusetts residents Robert Wright and Johnny Kula filed a proposed class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the Massachusetts Department of Public...more
Earlier this year, when COVID-19 caused schools to rush to virtual and remote learning, the rapid and unexpected transition presented a variety of operational, technological and accessibility issues for administrators and...more
On September 29, California Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed an amendment (AB 1281) into law that extends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) partial employee and business-to-business exemptions until January 1, 2022. As...more
In the age of COVID-19, schools have had to quickly switch to virtual distance learning, which causes a variety of concerns over student privacy and cybersecurity. Katten’s multidisciplinary team of Privacy, Data,...more
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a statement confirming that data protection will not stop the need for businesses to share information quickly, or adapt the way they work to face the unprecedented...more
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In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, government officials have urged companies to allow more employees to work from home in an effort to halt the spread of the disease. As businesses shuffle to...more