In a recent blog post, colleagues in our Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice addressed the legal framework pertaining to coronavirus (COVID-19) risks in the workplace. As the number of cases continues to the...more
3/4/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Workplace Safety
As discussed in an earlier blog post, the New York state Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (or “SHIELD Act”), was signed into law on July 25, 2019....more
3/2/2020
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Security Standards ,
SHIELD Act ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
January 28th marks Data Privacy Day which commemorates the signing of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. This international treaty is the first of its kind...more
1/28/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SHIELD Act ,
State and Local Government
On October 22, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) to obtain input on how CMS can utilize Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and other new technologies to improve...more
In this Thought Leaders in Health Law® video, attorneys Neil Di Spirito, Alaap Shah, Jessika Tuazon, and Patricia Wagner from Epstein Becker Green look at the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) guidance on the...more
Employers in the health care industry are dealing with a growing number of employment law challenges. In this edition of Take 5, we identify the key issues confronting health care employers and discuss how to manage these...more
7/2/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Due Diligence ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Mergers ,
Misclassification ,
OSHA ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Resignation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Retaliation ,
Workplace Violence