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Feds Post New Guidance Document
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published a new HIPAA Privacy Rule guidance as part of its "Privacy and Security Toolkit" (the "Toolkit") developed in connection with "The Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information" (the "HIE Framework")...

Professional Reading: Dignity as a New Framework, Replacing the Right to Privacy
Jeremy Miller (Chapman) has posted Dignity as a New Framework, Replacing the Right to Privacy in SSRN...

ALRC Report: Australian Privacy Law and Practice
The Australian Law Reform Commission has released its Report "For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice"...

Privacy and the Commitment Problem
One of the challenges in understanding privacy is how to square what people say about privacy with what they actually do...

Indispensable Reference Work for Privacy Lawyers
"An essential volume. [Information Privacy: Statutes and Regulations is] an indispensable reference work for every privacy professional and privacy lawyer...

ONCHIT Issues Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Health Information
Today the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) issued The Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information...

Landlord Entry Right and Tenant Privacy
When can a landlord enter a rented dwelling

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

What is the statute of limitations in New york State as to how long a person may claim heirship?
who has paid the taxes for the last 7 to 11 yrs ? you can take a house by openly...

Can a creditor/collection agency call other employees at your place of work AND call your adult children who live in another state?
A creditor can call you at home, several times a day if you aren't answerin...

How to cash a cashier's check without ID?
I would get some I.D.! Other than that, maybe you can tell the investigator you ...

I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

AOL Privacy Class Action
Can Proceed

CVS Mailing
Sparks Allegations of Privacy Violation

imbee Data Collection
Industrious Kid, Inc. pays $130,000 civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action
UPS Faces Fair Labor Wages Class Action

Quantum Office Chairs Recalled
Quantum Office Chairs Recalled

OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard