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The National Labor Relations Act › Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor... more +

Crafting an Effective Social Media Policy and Training Program for Employers: Best Practices and Strategies

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 2/21/2023

Without a clear social media policy, a business runs the risk of harming its brand and running afoul of regulatory guidelines which limit corporate speech or require certain disclosures. Employees and officers of the company...more

Employment Issues And The COVID-19 Vaccine

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/8/2021

As more individuals become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, employers need to understand what policies and protocols they can establish in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws and continue to maintain a safe...more

May Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines?

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 12/14/2020

Given pending anticipated FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and encouraging vaccine results from Moderna and AstraZeneca, many employers are wondering whether they may legally mandate vaccinations for their...more

Best Practices For Addressing Negative Social Media Posts Caused By The COVID-19 Pandemic

Fisher Phillips on 8/6/2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the healthcare industry is understandably fraught with unease and uncertainty. This, coupled with the ubiquity of social media, creates challenges for healthcare providers facing public...more

[Webinar] Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Is Your Business Ready for the Employment & Employee Benefit Changes? - March 20th, 2:00 pm -...

FordHarrison on 3/18/2020

There currently is no vaccine to prevent Coronavirus (COVID-19) and on March 10, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Businesses in the U.S. need to be prepared to deal with COVID-19 in the...more

Confronting COVID-19 in the Workplace

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 3/13/2020

Employers are faced with critical questions and important legal obligations as they address Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) matters in the workplace. While it is impossible to address all potential legal issues in a single client...more

COVID-19: Focus on Employment Law Considerations

Benesch on 3/9/2020

Are these the “end times”? No, but the degree of threat that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses to the world’s population keeps being debated in the print, broadcast, cable, and social media. Although the disease...more

Union Requests for Medical Information: Do You Have to Provide It?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/27/2018

Employers often receive requests for medical information from the unions representing their employees. These requests come up in a variety of contexts and include...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter: July 2016

Locke Lord LLP on 7/7/2016

General Data Protection Regulation Update - As reported in the April Locke Lord Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter, the European Parliament gave the final approval to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on...more

Can Healthcare Providers Prohibit Employees From Using Recording Devices in the Workplace?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/14/2016

In the wake of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision in Whole Foods Market, Inc., 363 NLRB No. 87 (Dec. 24, 2015), hospitals and healthcare providers will need to revisit their employee recording policies. This...more

Patient Concerns Make Social Media Even Trickier for Healthcare Employers

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/14/2012

By now, everyone is probably familiar with Dawnmarie Souza's dispute with American Medical Response, where the National Labor Relations Board sided with an emergency medical technician's right to bad-mouth her supervisor on...more

Employer Mandated Wellness Initiatives. The Continuum from Voluntary to Mandatory Plans

Littler on 4/1/2008

A year after Littler first examined how far an employer can go toward mandating wellness in the workplace, this 2008 Littler Report examines where we are a year later. As the leading source of medical insurance,...more

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