Worldwide: Privacy

The European Commission's draft guidelines on high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act provide the clearest indication yet of how workplace AI tools will be regulated, with key compliance deadlines pushed to December 2027. Multinational employers now face the challenge of integrating these requirements into their global compliance frameworks alongside rules in California, Canada, Korea, and the UK, while navigating complex questions about when recruitment, performance management, and workforce allocation to

The Federal Trade Commission settles with RentGrow for $2.25 million over Fair Credit Reporting Act violations, while the UK Treasury emphasizes cyber resilience as a strategic enabler for financial services growth. The European Data Protection Board issues new guidance on anonymization, blockchain, and AI web scraping, and the Supreme Court eliminates for-cause removal protections for FTC Commissioners.

For years, long-term care providers have navigated the delicate balance between respecting resident privacy, accommodating family oversight, honoring roommate privacy, and maintaining smooth facility operations.