On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment declaring the inadequacy of the protections provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework. Privacy Shield was developed by the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission to facilitate compliance with personal data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United...
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), contractual clauses ensuring appropriate data protection safeguards can be used as a basis for data transfers from the EU to third countries. These include standard contractual clauses (SCCs) – that have been “pre-approved” by the European Commission. On 4 June 2021, the European Commission updated the SCCs that were adopted under Data...
On July 6th the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued a Slip Opinion holding that public and private entities may impose vaccination requirements even though the only vaccines available are authorized under an emergency use authorization (“EUA”) pursuant to Section 564 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”). A copy if the Slip Opinion can be found...
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14036 Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The aim of the order is “to promote the interests of American workers, businesses, and consumers.” The order establishes the White House Competition Council. The mission of the council is to “coordinate, promote, and advance Federal Government efforts to address overconcentration, monopolization, and unfair...
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