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Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

‘Danger, Will Robinson’: The IRS Increases Scrutiny of Conservation Easements

Sometimes tax motives overwhelm philanthropic motives, which has often been the case with charitable deductions for so-called “conservation easements.” For years now, sponsors have offered up investments in partnerships,...more

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2024 ECCP on Accessing Data

In the recently released 2024 Update to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (2024 ECCP), the Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought new challenges and opportunities for compliance professionals. One of the most...more

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What Are An Employer’s Rights Relating to Non-Employee Union Representatives On Their Premises?

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Although employers are welcome to support their employees’ ability to meet with their union representatives, they are not required to grant nonemployee union representatives access to their property to do so....more

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International Legal Developments Year in Review: 2023

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Notable Supreme Court Decisions - In 2023, the Mexican Supreme Court addressed several high-profile decisions asserting the limits between public branches and entities to preserve the constitutional order and to protect...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Medical Provider to Pay $115,200 Penalty for HIPAA Right of Access Violation

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced that it ordered American Medical Response (AMR) to pay a civil monetary penalty of $115,200 for failing to comply with the...more

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OCR Imposes $115,200 CMP Against HIPAA-Covered Entity

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a civil monetary penalty of $115,200 against American Medical Response (“AMR”) based on a complaint that...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OCR Announces Latest in Right of Access Enforcement Actions With Imposition of Civil Monetary Penalty

On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced the imposition of a civil monetary penalty (“CMP”) of $115,200 collected against American Medical Response...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Idaho's New Parental Consent Law: FAQs

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Idaho’s new parental consent law took effect July 1, 2024. Under the new law: “[A]n individual shall not furnish a health care service or solicit to furnish a health care service to a minor child without obtaining the...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

R.I. Court Holds 2023 Shore Access Law Is An Unconstitutional Taking

In June 2023, the Rhode Island General Assembly enacted legislation granting the public expanded “privileges of the shore,” including but not limited to the right to fish from the shore, to swim in the sea and to pass along...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Overview of Boundary Line Disputes

What do you do when you learn the old fence that you and your neighbor thought was the correct boundary turns out to be wrong … or when you discover your house or garage has been constructed on your neighbor’s property? Such...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Kentucky Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

On April 4, 2024, Kentucky became the fifteenth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law, with Governor Andy Beshear signing the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (KCDPA) into law. The Kentucky law will go into...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Public Access or Not: What Can and Cannot Be Protected from Disclosure in Litigation - June 18th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

The clash between the public's “right to know” and the interest of parties in keeping information from the public is a recurring issue. This program will give an overview of “both sides” and will examine, among other things,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Nebraska Becomes the Latest State to Enact a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Rights Law

Last month, Nebraska passed the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (NDPA), making it the latest state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. Nebraska joins California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana,...more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - May 3rd, Lewis Center, OH

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - May 3rd, Lewis Center, OH

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

Saul Ewing LLP

Make Sure Mom's Records Are Timely Provided; Two New HIPAA-Covered Entity Payments Announced

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​The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") continues to be actively engaged in investigating and settling alleged HIPAA violations. In advance of Mother's Day, two decisions...more

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Understanding 91’s Amnesty Program

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Chapter 91 of the Massachusetts General Laws, otherwise known as the Public Waterfront Act, is the primary law protecting the public’s rights to use and access the coastal tidelands of the Commonwealth. First adopted in 1866,...more

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Demystifying DSARs: A Beginner’s Guide

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This article originally appeared in The Legal Technologist November/December 2023 Issue here. As individuals, we have the legal right to access personal data held by an organisation, and an increasing number of requests are...more

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Employer Considerations for Responding to Right of Access Requests Under Article 15 of the GDPR

In 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified the limits of applicants’ right of access requests under Article 15 of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in landmark decisions with...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Court of Appeals of Virginia Holds Proof of the Physical Location of an Easement is a Necessary Element of an Implied Easement

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Yesterday, the Court of Appeals of Virginia held that, in order to establish an implied easement, a party must prove the physical location of the easement. In Thomas E. Morris, et al. v. Anthony Heath Parker, et al., Record...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OCR Announces 46th Right of Access Settlement

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently announced its 46th settlement under its Right of Access Initiative since it was initially launched in 2019. Allegations in the recent...more

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California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes New Draft CPRA Cybersecurity and Automated Decisionmaking Regulations in Advance of...

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In advance of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) December 8 Board meeting, the Agency has published new draft automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) regulations, as well as revisions to draft regulations on...more

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CFPB Proposes Rule Granting Consumers Greater Access to and Control Over Their Financial Data

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On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unveiled a proposed rule to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. This section mandates that entities subject to it should provide consumers access...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

OCR: UHC Admitted Worker ‘Error’ Left Records Request Languishing in the Mail, Pays $80,000

Start with a records request. Add a seven months’ wait. Stir in the chaos of the pandemic, with most employees working from home. Blend in a perhaps-neglected post office box. Bake for two-and-a-half years....more

Saul Ewing LLP

National Payor Agrees to Pay $80,000 to Settle HIPAA Right of Access Investigation

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In late August, the HHS Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") announced an $80,000 settlement with United Healthcare Insurance Company ("United") relating to OCR's right of access initiative (the "Initiative") which requires that...more

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