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EU Considers Significant Regulations for AI
On April 21, 2021, the European Commission released a highly-anticipated proposal for a regulation governing artificial intelligence (AI). The proposal has been drafted by the Commission...
United Nations Working Group Approves Cybersecurity Report: What is it and...
On 12 March 2021, the United Nations Open-ended Working Group (“OEWG”), established by General Assembly Resolution 73/27 and consisting of all United Nations Member States, adopted by consensus...
API Copying Now Fair Game in the Wake of Supreme Court’s...
The decade-long dispute between Google LLC and Oracle America Inc. has now ended with the Supreme Court ruling 6-2 in favor of Google. This dispute...
OSHA Releases COVID-19 Workplace Health and Safety Guidance
On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued detailed health and safety guidance to inform employers and employees of recommended strategies to...
Corporate Transparency Act: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What...
On January 1, 2021, Congress overrode President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ("NDAA"), enacting the legislation into...
EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine
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On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance for employers regarding the...
SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Against Issuer for Disclosures About Financial...
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On December 4, 2020, the SEC brought its first case charging a public company, The Cheesecake Factory, with...
With Privacy Shield gone, what’s left?
With Privacy Shield invalidated by the EU’s Court of Justice, is there anything left for companies to use to legally transfer data between the...
New Guidelines for EU-US Data Transfers
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Last week saw major innovations in the law of data transfer from the European Economic Area...
Department of Labor Proposes New Rule on Independent Contractors
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On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its long-awaited...
