Effective May 1, 2010, Alberta amended its Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) to require breach reporting and notification requirements. U.S. businesses with a presence in Alberta should take note of the new law as it is a bit different than most of the state data breach notification laws in the United States.
PIPA governs the collection, use
As companies struggle with the risks and exposures related to data breaches, insurance can be an important part of an overall risk management strategy – so long as it is the right insurance.
Insurance carriers are offering products that purport to address this type of risk. Such insurance can be particularly important to businesses for
The Supreme Court today issued its decision in City of Ontario, California v. Quon. In a unanimous decision, the Court held that the search of Quon’s text messages, sent or received on his department issued pager, was reasonable and did not violate Quon’s Fourth Amendment rights.
As set forth in the opinion, the Court did
All information from plaintiffs’ social networking profiles and postings that relate to their general emotions, feelings, and mental states must be produced in discovery when they allege severe emotional trauma and harassment against their employer, a federal court in Indiana has ruled. (EEOC v. Simply Storage Management LLC, S.D. Ind., No. 1:09-cv-1223, discovery
On June 10, 2010, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced issuing administrative penalties and fines totaling $675,000 against five hospitals in the state. CDPH cites the facilities’ failure to prevent unauthorized access to confidential patient medical information as required under new legislation (Section 1280.15 of California’s Health and Safety Code)
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has commenced an investigation in a second case involving potential HIPAA violations by a worker at Griffin Hospital. This follows the suit commenced against Health Net for HIPAA violations following a data breach. As reported by George Gombossy of ctwatchdog.com, this would be the second time a state
Have you noticed that negotiating that business associate agreement has gotten a lot more difficult? Many companies that serve health care providers and health plans, generally known as business associates, have noticed. These companies include software vendors, benefits brokers, cloud computing providers, data storage/destruction companies, and accountants, among others.
The clients of these companies are