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Pandemic-Related Legal Ethics Opinions: A Compendium

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District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 24-20 (March 23, 2020). Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020). Synopsis: Working from home has become the new normal, forcing law offices to transform themselves into a remote workforce overnight.

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The Highest-growth Legal Practice Areas in 2024 and Beyond

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Privacy and cybersecurity Privacy and cybersecurity laws are complex and vary between states (e.g., CCPA laws ). Also, these lawyers reduce privacy and security risks to comply with applicable state and federal laws. These laws also vary by industry, depending on who you’re doing business with.

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

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HIPAA : The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires healthcare providers and “ business associates ” to protect protected health information (PHI) from inadvertent disclosure. Check out our blog post on understanding HIPAA compliance for more information. Are they compliant?

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How to Make Sure Your Law Firm's Website is ADA Compliant

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Ensuring that your law firm’s website is ADA compliant is another way to show that you care. In this blog, we’ll cover the basics of the ADA and ADA compliance. We’ll also dive into how to make your law firm website accessible and why, above all, accessibility matters and should be strived for. What is ADA compliance?

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

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2020) (denying motions to dismiss and to strike class allegations against manufacturer of biometric timeclocks where plaintiff-employees did not receive notice or give consent to manufacturer). 1:20-CV-1084-JES-JEH, 2020 WL 5118035 (C.D. 19 CV 04722, 2020 WL 2513099 (N.D. May 15, 2020). See, e.g., Figueroa v. 454 F.Supp.3d

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

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In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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New Cyber Incident Reporting Coming for Critical Infrastructure: Five Key Takeaways

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Instead, the Act further centralizes CISA as the primary hub within the federal government for information sharing and allows CISA to refer cases to the Department of Justice and other federal agencies for enforcement and prosecution of other federal laws or regulations. Expanding Federal Cybersecurity Enforcement.