by Girish Anand | Mar 6, 2018 | DOJ
The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a second initiative to combat sexual harassment — the Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Initiative (SHWI) focuses on workplace sexual harassment in the public sector. The...
by Girish Anand | Mar 6, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
A receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. has agreed to pay $100,000 out of the receivership estate to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in order to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance...
by Girish Anand | Mar 2, 2018 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Republican-controlled, faces a quandary now that its inspector general has ruled that member William Emanuel should not have voted in a decision that reversed the Obama-era “indirect control” joint employer...
by Girish Anand | Mar 1, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA
Official notifications of HIPAA breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals are due today at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Notices should be posted using the HHS website reporting tool. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within HHS handles breach...