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The Risk in Conducting Your Risk Assessment
Few things have upended the world of cybersecurity regulation in the United States recently more than the new cybersecurity regulations issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) in March of this year. Found in 23 N.Y
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Final Paid Family Leave Rules Issued in New York
With less than six months until the roll out of Paid Family Leave (PFL) in New York, the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) has released the final rules implementing the PFL Benefits Law.
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Paid Family Leave Employee Contribution Rate for 2018 Published
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a much-anticipated document setting the maximum employee contribution to pay for New York Paid Family Leave (PFL) at 0.126% of an employee’s weekly wage, up to the statewide average weekly wage.&n
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Workers Compensation Board Issues Proposed New York Paid Family Leave Rules, Take Two
Back in February, proposed regulations for New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law were issued by the Workers Compensation Board (WCB). Today, the WCB released a revised set of proposed regulations containing some minor and a few substantial change
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In the News: Financial institutions learn about new cybersecurity regulations.
"When this hits a health care provider or other folks who are on the first line of defense where people's health and safety are concerned, you can certainly understand that decision, but at the end of the day, you have no assurance that the very same
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The Dangers of Regulatory Creep - Do New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulations Apply to Federally Chartered Financial Institutions?
In February 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) finalized a new set of cybersecurity regulations that governs New York’s banking, insurance, and financial services industries. Entities in those industries are required to
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ISP Privacy Rule Update: Federal Government Out, State Governments In
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted rules in 2016 that restricted Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”), such as Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast, from sharing sensitive data, including browsing history and location data, without consum
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Yahoo breaches impact on Verizon deal reminds us that cybersecurity is a board concern
Even in today’s day and age, data security issues are sometimes (much too often, in fact) shuffled aside by C-suite executives who are stuck believing that network security is a concern for the IT department, not those who run the company on a day-to
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What does NY DFS 23 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 500 really mean to your organization?
Join us May 16, 2017 at our Pathway to Compliance event to get insights into the challenges organizations face in complying with the demanding new requirements.
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And Then There Were Two: Closing the Gap on State-Level Data Breach Notification Requirements
Last Thursday, Governor Martinez of New Mexico signed into law the 48th state-level data breach notification law, bringing the requirements for notifying individuals affected by data breaches to this state.
HSE Partner and Chair of the Privacy and Data Security practice group, F. Paul Greene, will be speaking at a seminar hosted by EFPR Group LLP titled “Information and Cyber Security Responsibilities for Senior Management,” on December 8, 2016.
Join Harter Secrest & Emery Labor and Employment Partners Robert C. Weissflach and Amy L. Hemenway for a 30-minute overview and Q&A session about the recent federal overtime rule delay.
On November 22, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted an emergency request by 21 States for a nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the United States Department of Labor (Department) from implementing a Final Rule that increased the minimum salary threshold required for status as an exempt executive, administrative or professional employee (EAP employee).
While this development may provide a reprieve for many employers nationwide, its impact on employers in New York is tempered by the New York State Department of Labor’s proposed increase in the minimum salary threshold for exempt executive and administrative employees in New York, effective December 31, 2016.
With the end of the calendar year drawing near, this is a good time for employers to conduct a year-end review to make sure their benefit plans are up-to-date and operating in compliance with the law. In addition, the end of the year brings a number of important deadlines, with others to follow early in 2017.
F. Paul Greene, chair of HSE’s Privacy and Data Security Practice Group, was featured in the Expert Analysis section of the New York Law Journal on October 24, 2016.