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If You Don’t Know What GDPR Stands For, It’s Time to Find Out . . . .

By Maria Danaher on May 22, 2018
Posted in Cyber Security, Data Privacy

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on May 25, 2018. Companies have been working to understand the significance of those new rules, and to determine their effect on US companies.

The purpose of the GDPR is to harmonize certain data privacy laws within the European Union (including the UK, for now).…

Don't panic

What (and why) should US employers know about Brexit?

By Maria Danaher on June 25, 2016
Posted in Uncategorized

On June 23, 2016, citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) voted to exit (or “Brexit”) the European Union (EU). While far-reaching, that decision wasn’t made in a vacuum, so it makes sense to understand some background of how the EU came about:

  • The precursor of the EU was established after World War II when,

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ships in storm

Un-Safe Harbor Ahead: the Electronic Transfer of Personal Data has Hit Stormy Weather.

By Maria Danaher on October 11, 2015
Posted in Uncategorized

More than two years after the Edward Snowden leaks, the effects still linger. Most recently, those effects were felt on October 6, 2015, in a decision issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which invalidated the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework (“Safe Harbor”) – a decision which has companies that regularly transfer personal data from…

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Maria Greco Danaher is a shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of the national law firm of Ogletree Deakins, and regularly represents and counsels companies in employment related matters.

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