John E. Wyand

Oct 28, 2024 | natlawreview.com | John E. Wyand

In response to the shifting legal landscape around reproductive health care, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to strengthen privacy protections for highly sensitive protected health information (PHI) related (or potentially related) to reproductive health care.

Apr 22, 2024 | lexology.com | Alan L. Friel |Glenn Brown |Julia Jacobson |Kyle Dull |Beth L. Goldstein |Stacy Swanson | +3 more

On April 7th, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) unveiled their bipartisan, bicameral discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA draft).1 Chair Rodgers' and Chair Cantwell's announcement of the APRA draft surprised many congressional observers after comprehensive privacy legislation stalled in 2022.

Apr 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Julia Jacobson |Alan L. Friel |Beth L. Goldstein |Kyle Dull |Stacy Swanson |Glenn Brown | +3 more

This week, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) unveiled their bipartisan, bicameral discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA draft).[1] Chair Rodgers’ and Chair Cantwell’s announcement of the APRA draft surprised many congressional observers after comprehensive privacy legislation stalled in 2022.

Nov 22, 2023 | natlawreview.com | John E. Wyand

BackgroundPresident Biden signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” on December 29, 2022. The Act includes the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MOCRA”), which increased the authority of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate cosmetics products and provide enhanced cosmetics protections for consumers. For insight, please see our prior blog post, Revamping of Cosmetics Regulation and Safety (January 23, 2023).

Oct 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | John E. Wyand |Jennifer Tharp

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023." The Act includes the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 ("MOCRA"), which increased the authority of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate cosmetics products and provide enhanced cosmetics protections for consumers. For insight, please see our prior blog post, Revamping of Cosmetics Regulation and Safety (January 23, 2023).