On January 14, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updated compliance deadlines for the November 5, 2021 Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for covered health care staff. Baird Holm previously reported on the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the injunction against CMS’s vaccine […]
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The answer is maybe; if the proper steps are taken after a cybersecurity attack. After a cybersecurity attack has occurred, when a company is in the midst of containment and recovery is beginning, hiring an attorney may not seem like a priority. But, hiring an attorney at the right time […]
On December 10, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”), stating that it was “considering initiating a rulemaking…to curb lax security practices, limit privacy abuses, and ensure that algorithmic decision-making does not result in unlawful discrimination.” The effort could lead to “market-wide requirements” […]
On December 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), led by newly confirmed Director Rohit Chopra, announced it was opening an inquiry into “buy now, pay later” products and 5 providers in particular – Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal, and Zip. To that end, the CFPB sent an order each of […]
Congratulations to Baird Holm Partner AriAnna Goldstein for being elected to Bio Nebraska’s Board of Directors. Ari, and three others, will join the Board beginning January 1, 2022 and serve a three-year term. Bio Nebraska’s Board of Directors consists of 17 Directors who represent industries across Nebraska’s biosciences including healthcare, […]
