On December 18, 2010 President Obama signed into law the Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010. The law has two key components.
First, the law establishes that no Federal, State, or local agency may display the Social Security account number of any individuals or any derivative of such number, on any check issued for…
As we reported here, the Senate passed legislation to clarify the application of the "red flag" rules to "creditors." The law, the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010, made its way through the House and, on December 18, 2010, was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The Act makes clear that the red flag rules apply…
The combination of “social media” and the “workplace” raises many traps for the unwary employer:
Can we use social media when hiring? Can employees be prohibited from using social media at work? Can we monitor employees use of social media? What are the essential elements of a social media policy?
As with many…
Paintball Punks filed a class action suit against U.S. Bank in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The case was subsequently removed on December 6, 2010, to the Minneapolis District Court. In the complaint, Paintball Punks alleges that between August and December 2009 it received 9 orders totaling approximately $11,000, which were fraudulently billed to U.S. Bank-issued cards. The amount…
A Minnesota Court of Appeals panel has affirmed the issuance of a temporary injunction against a co-owner of an LLC blocking him from accessing emails of his partner from the company’s server in the midst of their business dispute. The unpublished decision, Gates v. Wheeler A09-2355 (Minn. App. November 23, 2010), raises some interesting issues…
CDPH’s data privacy enforcement activity continues, this time affecting 6 hospitals and a nursing home with total penalties approaching $800,000.
Continue Reading California Department of Public Health Continues to Fine Hospitals and Nursing Homes for Data Breaches
We’ve written extensively here on the importance of safeguarding personal information. We’ve also made clear that the safeguarding of data should not stop with individually identifiable personal information. In fact, many times a company’s most sensitive information, data critical to the survival of its business, is its corporate trade secrets, proprietary information, and its clients’…
As reported by the American Bar Association and PHIprivacy.net, lawyers, accountants, health care providers and others soon may get some clarity as to whether the "red flag" rules apply to them. The United States Senate voted unanimously to pass the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. Under the Act, according to statements from Sen.
