TOOL: A Blog That Covers Workplace Privacy, Data ...
November 11, 2009
Feature: The blog from law firm Jackson Lewis tracks issues in all three areas. (11/11/2009)
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Department of Health and Human Services Publishes ...
November 2, 2009
News: The interim final rule amends HIPAA's enforcement regulations to include new categories of violations and tiered civil penalties on covered entities ...
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Some EAPs Find That Online Therapy Clicks With ...
November 2, 2009
Feature: Internet-based counseling and behavioral health services are finding their way into company employee assistance programs alongside in-person and telephone-based therapies. The services use a variety of Internet-related platforms, ...
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Some Firms Get Tougher on Workers' Health Habits ...
October 19, 2009
News: A few employers have relegated employees who decline to take better care of themselves to health plans that provide less coverage.
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Worker Privacy: Not Just a Problem for Erin ...
October 1, 2009
Feature: It might seem impossible that an employee's privacy could be violated in the tell-all world of Facebook and Twitter. But workers do have privacy rights, and employers violate them at their peril. Here are three examples of note. (10/1/20
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Special Report on Health Care Benefits Pound ...
September 10, 2009
Feature: Weight-focused health policy can merely end up penalizing obese workers and adding to the stigma of being severely overweight. But some employers are taking a more thoughtful approach to the emotionally fraught issue in attempting to ...
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TOOL: Privacy Laws and Regulations
September 3, 2009
Feature: Law firm Morrison & Foerster maintains a freelance online library with links to privacy laws, regulations, reports, multilateral agreements and government authorities for more than 90 countries around the world, including the United Stat...
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Privacy Concerns and Employee Surveillance
September 3, 2009
Feature: Employees may have enforceable privacy interests in work areas, such as enclosed offices where they work, changing rooms and lockers accessible only to the employee. While searches or surveillance of work areas can be defended with ...
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New Regulations Cover Health Care Information ...
August 25, 2009
News: The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued regulations requiring providers, health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to notify individuals when their health ...
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Complying With the Genetic Information Nondiscrimi ...
July 22, 2009
Feature: The act, signed into law in 2008, goes into effect on November 21, 2009. Employers need to be familiar with its requirements to ensure that their business is in compliance.
(7/22/2009)
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