Publications

Moore v. Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, 310 Neb. 302 (2021). From 2014 to 2016, Timothy Moore, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Madrid, Nebraska (the “Board”), performed work outside the scope of his duties as Chairman.  The extra work included filling in for the utilities […]

On Friday, October 29, 2021, Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 902, a bill passed by the Iowa House and the Iowa Senate the day prior.  The bill contained an immediate implementation clause and is now Iowa law. The new law states that an employer shall grant a medical or […]

A new proposed law would require businesses in the U.S. to disclose any ransomware payments within 48 hours of the transaction.  The bicameral Ransom Disclosure Act, drafted by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Deborah Ross, would mandate companies and organizations (but not individuals) to provide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security […]

The SEC entered into a settlement agreement with Pearson PLC (“Pearson”), an educational publishing company[1] emanating from a data breach suffered by Pearson.  In the agreement, the Commission found that Pearson “made material misstatements and omissions regarding a 2018 cyber intrusion.” The 2018 breach encompassed a large amount of data […]

Over the course of the past several years, California has pursued an aggressive approach in adopting legislation intended to protect the privacy and security of personal information, including through the adoption of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the enhancement of certain rights provided under the CCPA that were […]