On December 9th the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed a lawsuit in the District of Columbia (DC) on behalf of a professional counselor based in and licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The counselor wanted to conduct cross-border teletherapy sessions with patients located in DC, but was not licensed to do so, nor did she qualify for one of the […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship has approved the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) as a Standards Recognition Entity (SRE) for Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). IRAPs establish paid apprenticeship opportunities in a variety of industries. They include a paid-work component and an educational component that result in an industry-recognized credential. Participants in an IRAP acquire workplace-relevant knowledge necessary […]
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a consent agreement with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) that requires the company to implement a comprehensive security program. The settlement is in response to the FTC allegations that Zoom: Made misleading claims about the level of encryption that gave users a false sense of security, especially for those who used the company’s platform to […]
On September 8, 2020, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) of Switzerland opined that the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework does not provide adequate protection for data transfers from Switzerland to the United States as required under Switzerland’s Federal Act on Data Protection. The FDPIC’s Policy Paper can be found here: https://spelusolawoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/64261.pdf. The FDPIC reached its conclusion based upon […]