The HIPAA Privacy Rule to support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (“Reproductive Health Care Rule”) went into effect on June 25, 2024, and compliance with most of the Final Rule is required by December 23, 2024. One of the most significant aspects of the Reproductive Health Care Rule in terms of […]
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Instagram Overhauls Privacy for Teens
In mid-September 2024, Instagram announced major changes to its privacy measures for users of the social media platform that are 17 and under. With recent focus on children’s privacy online, including the suit brought by attorneys general last year against Meta, Instagram has seemingly responded to these pressures with this […]
The Continuing Threat of Online Scams
One of the largest threats over the past several years according to the FBI has been the threat of a scheme known as “pig butchering.”[1] Pig butchering describes an online scam that started as a romance scam, an investment scam, a cryptocurrency scam, or one of many other scams, but […]
FDIC Proposes New Rule on Recordkeeping for Custodial Accounts
On September 19, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) proposed a set of new rules governing the recordkeeping practices of Insured Depository Institutions (“IDI(s)”). The proposed rule, which is largely a reaction to the recent bankruptcy of SynapseFI, would require IDI’s to maintain records identifying the beneficial owners of […]
Celebrating 50 Years of ERISA
A Conversation with Radil and Clatterbuck The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) was signed into law by President Ford on Labor Day, September 2, 1974, nearly 50 years ago to the day! While a number of historical events drove Congress to consider greater protections for employee benefit […]

