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Employers – Are You Updating Your HIPAA Documents?

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/15/2013

The Department of Health and Human Services released final Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security regulations on January 25, 2013. ...more

Data Breach - Your Organization Needs a Plan

by Nicole Reimann | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 5/15/2013

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse’s Chronology of Data Breaches lists 3,671 incidents affecting 607,295,463 records since 2005,1 including these three: - A worker steals customer records containing credit card, bank...more

Employer BYOD Concerns: Part 2 of It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

by David Johnson, Joshua B. Konvisser | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 5/14/2013

In Part 2 of "It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?" we will discuss employer BYOD concerns. Check out Part 1 to learn more about employee interests; Part 3 will present developing trends and suggest best...more

Getting It In Writing - The Art of Policy Management

by NAVEX Global on 5/8/2013

Inside this e-Book: - Company Descriptions - Policy Management: From Dilbert to Reality - The Art of Managing Policy Exception Requests - From NAVEX Global: Business Case: The ROI of Policy Management -...more

Supreme Court of Georgia Rejects Independent Claim for "Inevitable Disclosure"

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 5/8/2013

The "inevitable disclosure" doctrine is one of the most discussed, controversial topics in unfair competition law. The commentary among academics and bloggers reminds me of the ongoing debate over the proper scope of the...more

Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/1/2013

Every year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers around the world to create a snapshot of the current state of the global outsourcing market and to identify emerging trends that are likely to shape...more

Mitigating Theft of Trade Secrets

by Kevin Jackson | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/30/2013

In today’s complex global economy, competition is fierce. For many businesses, trade secrets are their single most important and valuable asset, and strong protection of that asset is paramount. In the same regard, trade...more

Legal Alert: New Jersey Bill Would Limit Enforceability Of Post-Employment Covenants

by Joanna Rich, Salvador Simao | FordHarrison on 4/18/2013

New Jersey legislators have proposed making a variety of post-employment restrictive covenants unenforceable where the employee is eligible for unemployment benefits. Many high-level sales employees and employees with...more

Software Vendor Challenges Massachusetts’ Restrictive Policy on Multiple Points of Use Certificates

by Michael Jacobs, Robert Weyman | Reed Smith on 4/15/2013

Software purchasers that have paid Massachusetts sales tax on the full purchase price for software that was also concurrently available for use by employees outside Massachusetts, should consider filing protective refund...more

The HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule has arrived!

by Ruth Griggs | Sands Anderson PC on 4/9/2013

If you are a health care provider and/or someone who routinely performs work involving patient health information on behalf of a health care provider, you likely need to know about the HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule....more

Mexico's New Privacy Notice Guidelines Require Immediate Action

by Javiera Medina Reza | Littler on 4/8/2013

On April 17, 2013, Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines will go into effect. The Guidelines impose extensive requirements for furnishing adequate data privacy notices and obtaining consent before personal data is collected...more

McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Alert: New HIPAA regulations for sponsors of group health plans

by Jim Prince | McAfee & Taft on 3/27/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released its final regulations – also known as the “Final Rule” or “Omnibus Rule” – modifying the privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules...more

Burr Alert: Employer Obligations Under New HIPAA Rules

by C. Logan Hinkle, Debra Lee Mackey | Burr & Forman on 3/26/2013

With all of the attention garnered by healthcare reform, it would be easy to overlook the new HIPAA rules (the "Rules") applicable to covered entities under HIPAA, which include employer group health plans. Compliance with...more

Mediating Non-Compete Disputes in the Medical Device Industry

by Michael Greco | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/18/2013

The medical device industry remains a hotbed for non-compete litigation, and the reason is plain and simple. Economic justification. Sales reps develop close relationships with surgeons who purchase millions of dollars worth...more

New HIPAA Omnibus Regulations – What Employers Who Sponsor Group Health Plans Need to Know to Comply

by Denise L. Atwood | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/22/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published final regulations that modify the Privacy, Security, Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules issued pursuant to the Health Insurance...more

Is The State A Silent Partner In Your Contract? Court Strikes Choice Of Law Provision Because Enforcement Would “Frustrate A...

by Donald Taylor, James Tonrey, Jr. | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 2/20/2013

“Freedom of contract”, the very fabric of free market competition and the backbone of laissez-faire economics, stands for the proposition that every competent adult has the right to make a legally binding agreement free from...more