The Connecticut Prescription Monitoring and Reporting System

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Many states have established, or are in the process of establishing, online databases reporting practitioner prescribing patterns and patient prescription histories. These databases have become an important tool for law enforcement in the fight against prescription...

SEC’s OCIE Issues Cybersecurity Risk Alert and Sample Information Request

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

On April 15, 2014 the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert providing important additional information concerning its ongoing initiative to assess cybersecurity preparedness in the securities industry....

HIPAA Enforcement Update

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

While the Omnibus HIPAA regulations were promulgated over a year ago and are becoming more familiar, the HIPAA enforcement landscape continues to evolve. The federal government is determined to have HIPAA taken more seriously and is continuing to make strides in HIPAA...

Licensing In the European Union: The European Commission Adopts New Regulations and Guidelines for Applying EU Competition Law To Technology Transfer Agreements

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

The European Commission (“EC”) has issued a Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (“TTBER”) and related Guidelines, which will become effective on May 1, 2014. The TTBER and Guidelines set forth principles for evaluating technology...

EEOC Issues New Guidelines on Religious Garb in the Workplace

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a question-and-answer guide and accompanying fact sheet addressing workplace rights and responsibilities with respect to religious dress and grooming under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As...