FTC Set To Flex Its Rulemaking Authority
On March 25, 2021, Acting FTC Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced the creation of a new rulemaking group within the FTC’s Office of the General Counsel. …
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California Privacy Protection Agency Board Appointments Announced
On March 17, California officials announced the inaugural membership of the five-member board for the California Privacy Protection Agency.…
Benjamin Powell and Jason Chipman Contribute to Seventh Edition of Cybersecurity Publication
In this year’s edition, key questions are answered by practitioners at many of the world’s leading law firms. Powell and Chipman both provided insights to the Global Overview and the United States chapter.…
Virginia Set to Become Second State to Pass a Comprehensive Privacy Law
The long wait to see if any state would join California in passing a comprehensive privacy law is finally coming to an end, as the Virginia Senate passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act on February 3. …
Fifth Circuit Issues Landmark HIPAA Decision That Will Impact Future OCR Investigations
On January 15, the Fifth Circuit vacated a $4.3 million penalty that the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services had issued against the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2017.…
Financial Regulators Propose Requiring Banks Report Cyber Incidents Within 36 Hours
On December 17, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC); the Federal Reserve; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require financial institutions to notify their primary federal financial regulator, within 36 hours of becoming aware, that a “computer-security incident” or “notification incident” has occurred.…
Congress Passes Bill to Mitigate Penalties for Potential HIPAA Violations
On December 19, the Senate passed H.R.7898, which the House of Representatives had previously passed on December 9. …
Kirk Nahra Addresses the New HIPAA NPRM
WilmerHale Partner Kirk Nahra addresses the New HIPAA NPRM.…
California AG Proposes Fourth Set of Modifications to CCPA Regulations
Less than two months after proposing previous modifications, the California Attorney General’s Office proposed a fourth set of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act regulations based on comments received from the previous modifications proposed. …
California AG Proposes Fourth Set of Modifications to CCPA Regulations
Less than two months after proposing previous modifications, the California Attorney General’s Office proposed a fourth set of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act regulations based on comments received from the previous modifications proposed. …