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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |James O'Reilly
Virginia's governor recently signed into law a bill that amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. Asrevised, the law will include specific provisions impactingchildren's use of social media. Unless contested, the changeswill take effect January 1, 2026. Courts have struck down similarlaws in other states (see our posts about those in Arkansas, California, and Utah) and thus opposition seems likely here aswell.
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3 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |Nicholas Liotta |Scott A. Resnik
Virginia’s governor recently signed into law a bill that amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. As revised, the law will include specific provisions impacting children’s use of social media. Unless contested, the changes will take effect January 1, 2026. Courts have struck down similar laws in other states (see our posts about those in Arkansas, California, and Utah) and thus opposition seems likely here as well.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |James O'Reilly
New York has a new AI-related law which took effect January 1. The lawregulates creation and use of digital replicas of anindividual's voice or likeness and is similar to those in California and Tennessee.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
As 2024 came to a close, New York Gov. Hochul signed two bills(A8872A and S2376B) amending New York's data breachlaw. The modifications change both what constitutes personalinformation under the law, as well as modifying notificationtiming. The notice modification is now in effect; the change to thedefinition of personal information does not take effect until March21, 2025. As amended, companies will now have 30 days from discovery of abreach to notify impacted individuals.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Stephanie A. Smithey |Mark J. Washko |Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
As we turn the page to 2025, employers and HR professionals are turning their attention to ensuring compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Traditionally, this process required preparing and mailing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to all full-time employees—a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |John Quill |Fred Chung
There are typically four key documents relating to nonimmigrant (i.e., temporary) travel to and authorized stay in the United States. It is important to understand what these documents are, what purpose they serve, and how they impact one another. Understanding these issues will help answer the questions “Can I travel to the US?”, “How long can I stay?”, and “If I leave the US, can I come back?”1.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
themj.co.uk | Debbie Fletcher |Nicole Wood |Kathryn Smith |Martin Ford
Local authority chief executives will soon be notified of the anticipated payments they will receive for managing packaging waste for 2025-26 as part of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for packaging. This scheme, with "polluter pays" at its heart, is intended to increase the quality and quantity of packaging material for recycling; over time, producers are expected to reduce the amount and complexity of packaging they place on the market.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
themj.co.uk | Kathryn Smith
SOCIAL CARE Digital Innovation: a lifeline for social care Successful digital innovation is developing all over the country, but the Government needs to embed the sector’s insights into a broader, long-term strategy for reform, says Kathryn Smith. By Kathryn Smith | 26 November 2024 SHARE With the new Government still settling into place, opportunities for the social care and support sector are emergent.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |Sharilyn N. Clark
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The United Kingdom and the United States released a joint statement last month
outlining plans focused on children's online privacy. As
indicated in the statement, they intend to engage national
institutions and other organizations to support this work. They
will also be forming a joint online safety working group.
The statement focused on smartphones and social media use.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |James O'Reilly
The FTC’s staff report summarizes how it views the operations of social media and video streaming companies. Of particular interest is the insight it gives into potential enforcement focus in the coming months, and into 2025.
