As technology and business rapidly evolve, state and federal government agencies are continually introducing new data privacy regulations that businesses need to be aware of. To address this ever-changing landscape, we are pleased to introduce our new blog—Online & On Point—to provide commentary, updates, and insight on the developments that could have an impact on businesses as they seek to remain in compliance with privacy laws, serve their customers, and to mitigate risk. Our goal…

Impacts of the European Union invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a very lengthy and detailed opinion invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield (Decision 2016/1250), thereby requiring an immediate re-assessment of transfers of Personal Data between the European Union (EU) and the United States. History of EU – U.S. Personal Data and Privacy Protection The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by…

On July 15, 2020, the state of Virginia adopted the first of its kind COVID-19 workplace safety mandate. Propelled by months of inaction from a federal agency tasked with nationwide enforcement of workplace safety relating to COVID-19, Virginia’s Safety and Health Codes Board adopted an emergency regulation designed to establish requirements for employers to control, prevent and mitigate the spread of the virus. The new regulation applies to every employer, employee, and place of employment…

While most state privacy laws exempt non-profit organizations, it is a best practice for churches and faith-based organizations to have a privacy policy informing members about how their personal information is handled. It is especially important to note that faith-based non-profit organizations are not exempt from compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — adopted by the European Union in 2018 to protect the data and privacy of EU citizens. So if your church…