Alert
Published 10/17/2019
By April F. Doss, Alexander R. Bilus, Patrick M. Hromisin, Jillian K. Walton
Services Cybersecurity and Privacy
Last year, the California legislature passed the sweeping California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), a far-reaching privacy law that will impact business across the country. Now, in advance of the CCPA becoming effective on January 1, 2020, California’s state lawmakers and Attorney General have weighed in with amendments and draft regulations to the CCPA that will substantially impact the steps businesses must take to become CCPA-compliant. This alert discusses: 1) a summary of the CCPA’s scope and key provisions, 2) a timeline of key dates and next steps for the CCPA compliance; 3) a...
Blog Post
Published 10/17/2019
By Alexander Reich
Alert
Published 10/15/2019
By Bruce D. Armon, Thomas P. Conley, Samantha R. Gross
Industries Health Care
On October 9, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), each issued a proposed rule to amend respectively the regulations governing the Self-Referral Law (commonly known as the Stark Law) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The stated purpose of the proposed regulations is to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and provide new ways for physicians and other providers to coordinate care as part of CMS’ Patients over Paperwork initiative and HHS’ Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated...
Blog Post
Published 10/14/2019
By Kara P. Pike
Blog Post
Published 10/14/2019
By Ruth A. Rauls
Article
Published 10/13/2019
By April Doss
April Doss, chair of the Firm's Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice, authored this article for The Atlantic.
Article
Published 10/11/2019
By Jing Zhao
Services Corporate
Jing Zhao, an associate in the Firm's Corporate Practice, authored this article for Law360.
Blog Post
Published 10/11/2019
By Ruth A. Rauls, Erik P. Pramschufer
Alert
Published 10/10/2019
By Kathryn Beaumont Murphy, Meghan J. Talbot, Jillian K. Walton
Services Cybersecurity and Privacy
Earlier this year, the popular TikTok app deleted the lip synch videos of thousands — perhaps hundreds of thousands — of tweens after the FTC found TikTok had violated various provisions of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). [1] COPPA, originally enacted in 1998, was updated in 2013; yet, since then, technological advances and a shift in marketing practices have called into question the practicality of, and compliance with, COPPA’s parental consent and personal information collection requirements, particularly in the wake of such massive violations by companies such as...
Blog Post
Published 10/10/2019
Article
Published 10/09/2019
Services White Collar and Government Enforcement
Chris Hall, chair of the Firm's White Collar and Government Litigation Practice, and Pat Hromision, an associate in the practice, recently published a revised edition of their chapter on the False Claims Act in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Manual published by the American Health Lawyers Association and Seton Hall Law School.
Blog Post
Published 10/09/2019
By Robert L. Duston
Article
Published 10/08/2019
By Tim Pastore
Services Litigation
Tim Pastore, a partner in the Firm's Litigation Practice, authored this article for the Security Business Magazine discussing how education can make a significant impact on the issue of false alarms.
Alert
Published 10/08/2019
By Robert L. Duston
Services Labor and Employment
On the first day of the 2019 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued orders denying dozens of petitions for a writ of certiorari—a request that the Supreme Court take a case. As is customary, there are no reasons given. One of those many cases was Robles v. Domino’s Pizza . The result is that businesses, colleges and universities, public entities and other entities covered under ADA Title II and Title III will have to wait for the Supreme Court to weigh in on the question of whether the ADA ever requires that websites, mobile apps and similar platforms must be accessible. There have been lower...
Article
Published 10/07/2019
Industries Cannabis Law
Alert
Published 10/04/2019
By Kathleen Lach, Adam Fayne, Robert E. McKenzie
Services Tax
Illinois has enacted the Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act now in effect through November 15, 2019. This is an opportunity for taxpayers with delinquent Illinois taxes to pay the outstanding tax balances, and interest and penalties will be waived. The tax balances must be paid during the amnesty period, which runs from October 1 through November 15, 2019. Eligible Taxes: Liabilities eligible for amnesty are tax balances incurred from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2018. If an eligible outstanding tax is paid in full during this period, all penalties and interest will be waived on the account...