The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the re-establishment of a DOJ-HHS False Claims Act (“FCA”) Working Group.
The California Invasion of Privacy Act, originally enacted to prevent wiretapping and eavesdropping on telegraph, telephone, or wire communications, has been expanded to cover website data collection technology following a recent Ninth Circuit decision.
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service recently updated its Bulletin on HIPAA Covered Entities’ obligations when using online tracking technologies, revising guidance published in December 2022.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released final reporting rules last year under the Corporate Transparency Act. At present, any Reporting Company formed on or after Jan. 1, 2024, will have 30 days to submit an initial report, while one in existence before Jan. 1, 2024, will have until Jan. 1, 2025, to submit an initial report.
The Corporate Transparency Act becomes effective on January 1, 2024.