GOP lawmakers are focused on harmonizing key cyber regulations, including CISA’s proposed incident reporting rule and HHS’ ...

By mandating encryption for both data at rest and in motion, the HHS intends to minimize the risk of data breaches and ...

Erin Whaley, Brent Hoard and Emma Trivax of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP discuss legal risks and security threats for protected ...

The decades-old federal law protecting the privacy of individual health information is threatened by multiple lawsuits that seek to throw out a rule restricting disclosure of information in criminal ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — or HIPAA — established in 1996 to protect the privacy and security of patient health information, includes some exceptions under limited ...

Article 14: Guarantees equality before the law and prohibits discrimination. Article 15(1): Prohibits discrimination based on sex. Directive Principles of State Policy: Article 39(d): The State ...

TAMPA, Fla., (WFLA) – Efforts to loosen child labor laws in Florida are advancing in the state legislature. The proposed bill would allow teenagers to work longer hours, even on school nights.

Florida lawmakers are considering major changes to state child labor laws that would loosen restrictions on when and how long teens can work, as the state braces for a shortage of migrant workers ...

The state’s legislature on Tuesday advanced a bill that would loosen child labor laws, allowing children as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts. If the new law is passed, teenagers ...

That may soon shift as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed critical updates to the HIPAA security rule. This article highlights the most significant changes in the ...

On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of HIPAA security rule claims involving Health Fitness Corporation ...

It was clear at the time that the HIPAA privacy rule crafted by the Department of Health and Human Services was of important but limited applicability. It applied to specific entities, those involved ...