HIPAA Trumps Medical Malpractice Reforms

The Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) has recently been used twice to stop the disclosure of medical records which would otherwise be required under a new Georgia medical m

Forty Percent Report Privacy Breaches

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Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses?

Arbitration provides an alternative to the court system for the resolution of disputes.

Directors of Non-Profits Must Police Their Own

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on July 23, 2007.

Trigger Rates for December 2006

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Supreme Court Examines Use of Pay Decisions Outside The Limitations Period To Prove Intentional Discrimination

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments regarding an employee’s appeal from the Eleventh Circuit’s decision limiting her right to challenge disparate pay decisions to those occurring within the

New Law Encourages Automatic Enrollment To Help Employers Boost Participation in 401(k) Plans

There is significant concern that many employees will be financially unprepared for retirement.

Much Ado About Very Little: 'Oakwood Healthcare, Inc.'

On September 29, 2006, the National Labor Relations Board issued decisions in Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., 348 NLRB No. 37 and two companion cases responding to NLRB v.

Maryland Legal Alert - December 2006

MONTGOMERY COUNTY LENDING DISCRIMINATION LAW STRUCK DOWN

Impact of Section 409A On Severance Arrangements

Labor and employment law attorneys may not normally think of severance pay as "deferred compensation." Yet that is the position the Internal Revenue Service has taken in its proposed regulations un