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You have probably received a lot of notifications in the past few days, alerting you that all your favorite vendors have updated their Privacy Policy. Here’s what they’re talking about. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation With so much...

Thanks to a new regulation that’s in the works, the tip you leave for your waiter may soon be shared with dishwashers and busboys, or even used to spiff up the restaurant’s decor. On December 4, 2017, the U.S. Department...

In the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein investigation and the #MeToo campaign, some lawmakers at the federal and state level are proposing legislation which they believe would protect and support the victims of sexual harassment. Their efforts have highlighted two...

Georgia companies that make electronic products should carefully consider how those products are delivered, as it has important tax consequences. Generally speaking, Georgia taxes the retail purchase, retail sale, storage, use, and consumption of tangible personal property; it does not,...

Legally speaking, doing business is not the same as being qualified to do business. A state can require companies incorporated in another state to “qualify,” or meet certain requirements, before those companies are granted full legal privileges within the state....

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which is a federal law that protects the health information of individual citizens. HIPAA imposes a laundry list of requirements on companies, and failure to comply with those...