As shown by a recent Illinois appellate court decision, Kim v. St. Elizabeth’s Hosp., Ill. App. Ct., No. 5-08-0571, (Oct. 23, 2009), the patchwork of federal and state protections for certain types of information has made the process of responding to subpoenas more difficult. This is particularly the case with medical records.
Based on
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee again approved two pieces of legislation that would require certain entities to safeguard personal information and notify individuals of breaches of that information. Over the last few years, similar legislation made it out of various Committees, but failed to go any further. Could this time be different?
The Committee voted
In good and not-so-good economic times, the on-boarding process – recruiting, application, hiring and orientation – is critical for employers to attract and welcome new talent. In recent years, technology has enabled employers to perform all or a part of this process on-line, significantly increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Moving to a web-based on-boarding system
The Washington Post is reporting another inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information involving “peer-to-peer” or “P2P” technology. This time, the disclosure exposed a House Ethics Committee document outlining ongoing ethics investigations for an uncomfortably large number of House members. The same technology raises serious issues for employers.
According to the Washington Post, the now-terminated, junior committee