Effective December 28, 2021, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) is providing a method for healthcare workers who hold Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD”) that expire within 30 days to contact the USCIS and have a pending application for a new document expedited. The new guidance provides that if an […]
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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 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced its intention to soon issue “a final standard that will protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 hazards” in line with its earlier Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (“Healthcare ETS”). Recall that on June 21, 2021, OSHA promulgated the Healthcare ETS […]
