Rethinking Records Retention
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
Compliance Amidst a Global Consensus Breakdown
Compliance Tip of the Day: What are Internal Controls?
Compliance Tip of the Day: Compliance Training Frequency
Compliance Tip of the Day: Design Objectives for Compliance Training
FCPA Compliance Report: The Power of Peer Support and Purpose Driven Leadership with Sarah Cole
Innovation in Compliance: Innovative Approaches to Compliance and Training with Catherine Choe
Compliance Tip of the Day: Multiplying the Influence of Compliance
Compliance tip of the Day: Communication Through Persuasion
Compliance Tip of the Day: Empowering Middle Managers to Drive Compliance Transformation
Compliance Tip of the Day: Middle Managers as the Eyes and Ears of Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day – Role of Chatbots in Compliance
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show | The Role of Bylaws in Medical Staff Governance, Part II
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 60 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: Employee Retention Tax Credit
Compliance Tip Of the Day: Using AI to Transform Whistleblower Response
FCPA Compliance Report: Amanda Carty on a Due Diligence and Risk Management
FCPA Compliance Report: Kristy Grant-Hart on A 360° Review of the Future of Compliance
Great Women in Compliance: Creating Space to Speak Up: The Story Behind Psst.org
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 43: How Employers Can Navigate White Collar Crime with Erica Barnes & Christian Dysart of Maynard Nexsen
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In a recent federal case from New York, the court dealt a blow to plaintiffs suing over data breaches. The plaintiffs had filed a putative class action suit, alleging that they (and others like them) had been harmed by the...more
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P (“Amendments”) to modernize and enhance the rules that govern the treatment of consumers’ nonpublic personal...more
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In recognition of International Privacy Day on January 28, we wanted to share some insights on the top privacy and cybersecurity issues for the new year. Data privacy and cybersecurity will continue to be one of the most...more
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Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more
In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in news of cyber-related False Claims Act (“FCA”) activity. For example, on September 1, 2023, the court unsealed a qui tam lawsuit against Penn State University relating to...more
The Department of Homeland Security amended its regulations due to the urgent need to protect Controlled Unclassified Information. On June 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) issued a final...more
On June 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule to implement security measures that safeguard controlled unclassified information (CUI) from unauthorized access and disclosure and improve incident...more
Data is the lifeblood of your organization. It sets the foundation for new business initiatives, workflows, and innovations. As it grows exponentially, its value also grows immeasurably—that is, if it is effectively managed....more
The term “digital transformation” has been a topic of conversation for decades as organizations continue to be on a path of modernization and optimization...more
Online sports betting has become a booming industry in recent years, with millions of people placing bets and wagers from their phones and computers. Ever since Murphy v. NCAA, the 2018 case in which the United States Supreme...more
As a number of recent headlines demonstrate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators have fined and penalized employers and employees in the financial services industry for non-compliance with...more
In some respects, assuring compliance with HIPAA has always been a challenge because many health care providers, particularly physicians, pride themselves on maintaining patient confidentiality—even when they aren’t. Nurses,...more
The regulatory landscape governing how your nonprofit must protect its data and what it needs to do in the event of a breach is constantly shifting. With new privacy laws in multiple states—including most notably Colorado—and...more