Three Cybersecurity and Privacy Recommendations When Navigating COVID-19
While businesses grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, data privacy and data security regulation remains a pressing concern. Some significant state laws regarding data privacy...
CISA Updates Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers; More States Issue Stay-at-Home Orders
Over the weekend, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued updated guidance expounding on its classification of workers who are essential to the...
COVID-19 and HIPAA: OCR Guidance on Disclosures to Law Enforcement, First Responders, and Public...
On March 24, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance on how HIPAA covered entities may...
California Attorney General: CCPA Enforcement Will Not Be Delayed Due to COVID-19
In a letter sent earlier this month, a group representing more than 30 companies, trade associations and various industries asked the California Attorney General if...
Washington State Amends Agency Breach Notification Law
On March 18, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill amending Washington State’s Agency Breach Notification Law (“Agency Breach Law”). The...
Greek Data Protection Authority Issues Guidelines on Data Protection and Coronavirus
On 18 March, 2020, the Hellenic (Greek) Data Protection Authority issued guidelines on data protection and COVID-19. With these guidelines, the HDPA aims to provide...
Dutch DPA Publishes Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 and Privacy in the Workplace
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the “Dutch DPA”) recently published materials regarding the COVID-19 crisis, including recommendations and FAQs for employers and recommendations for employees....
CARES Act Small Business Loans Move Forward but with Significant Revisions
In the early morning hours of April 3, 2020, SBA has released an overhauled Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application form (SBA Form 2483)...
COVID-19 Disruptions and Work Stoppages: A Q&A for Federal Contractors
Blank Rome - Coronavirus COVID-19 is rapidly disrupting the performance of federal government contracts across all sectors, leaving contractors and subcontractors with more questions...
CARES Act: Changes to Government Contracting Authority
Greenberg Traurig - The newly enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act or Act) provides economic relief to many businesses, nonprofits,...