Because of all the ways that regulations affect individuals
and businesses, keeping a watchful eye on state and
federal regulatory activity is a complicated task. On
top of the sheer volume—some 23,000 measures are
proposed annually—there is considerable variation in the
ways that the nearly 11,000 state and federal agencies
make rules available.
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A 8-slide primer on why Business Associates should conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis to meet their new compliance and risk management needs. Includes updates from HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule.
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A 8-slide primer on why Business Associates should conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis to meet their new compliance and risk management needs. Includes updates from HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule.
on Tuesday, October 16, Central Ohio Association of Corporate Counsel, lawyers from Kegler Brown’s Privacy + Data Security practice, and the Director of GBQ’s Information and Technology Services discussed recent developments in privacy + data security, including the recently signed Ohio Data Protection Act, California’s new Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA), and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The team explained what these developments mean for corporate counsel and will share best practices for in-house lawyers with a specific focus on five key questions in-house counsel should ask (and understand the answers to) regarding their company’s privacy + data security practices.
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"Repeal, Replace, Reevaluate. How will Changing Healthcare Policy Affect your Business?"
With so much anticipated change forthcoming in healthcare policy, this outlook can help inform your business priorities for the coming year.
View the full event video and more at: http://www.boyarmiller.com/news-and-publications/events/breakfast-forum-repeal-replace-reevaluate-how-will-changing-healthcare-policy-affect-your-business/
Public data can tell us a lot about the world. We can learn how many cars traveled through the Holland Tunnel in the last hour, what was in all those containers unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles this morning, and from whom our politicians are receiving money. At Enigma, we are committed to helping connect this data to the curious minds and hungry algorithms that need it to make better decisions and to understand the complex systems in which we are all living.
Tracking legislation enables organizations to limit their
exposure to such costs. With early notification of
emerging measures, organizations can have an impact
on the legislative process well before those measures
become law and related rules are adopted.
Chapter Introduction
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Learning Objectives
The five Learning Objectives below are designed to help improve your understanding. After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:
1. What are two different views of the role of business in society?
2. How do duty-based ethical standards differ from outcome-based ethical standards?
3. What is short-term profit maximization, and why does it lead to ethical problems?
4. What are the four steps in the IDDR approach to ethical decision making?
5. What ethical issues might arise in the context of global business transactions?
“New occasions teach new duties.”
James Russell Lowell 1819–1891 (American editor, poet, and diplomat)
One of the most complex issues that businesspersons and corporations face is ethics. Ethics is not as clearly defined as the law, and yet it can substantially impact a firm’s finances and reputation, especially when the firm is involved in a well-publicized scandal. Some scandals arise from conduct that is legal but ethically questionable. At other times, the conduct is both illegal and unethical. Business law and legal environment students must be able to think critically about both legal and ethical issues. As noted in the chapter-opening quotation, “New occasions teach new duties.”
Suppose that Finn Clayborn dropped out of Harvard University to start a company in Silicon Valley that developed and sold finger-prick blood-test kits. Clayborn raised millions from investors by claiming that his new technology would revolutionize blood testing by providing a full range of laboratory tests from a few drops of blood. The kits were marketed as a better alternative to traditional, more expensive lab tests ordered by physicians. They were sold at drugstores for a few dollars each and touted as a way for consumers to test their blood type and monitor their cholesterol, iron, and many other conditions. Within six years, Clayborn and his company were making millions. But complaints started rolling in that the test kits didn’t work and the results were not accurate (because more blood was needed). Numerous consumers, drugstores, and government agencies sued the company for fraudulent and misleading marketing practices. Clayborn’s profitable start-up now faces an uncertain future.
The goal of business ethics is not to stifle innovation. There is nothing unethical about a company selling an idea or technology that is still being developed. In fact, that’s exactly what many successful start-ups do—take a promising idea and develop it into a reality. But businesspersons also need to consider what will happen if new technologies do not work. Do they go ahead with production and sales? What are the ethical problems with putting a product on the market that does not function as advertised? To be sure, there is not always one clear answer to an ethical question. What is clear is that rushing to production and not thinking through ...
on Tuesday, October 16, Central Ohio Association of Corporate Counsel, lawyers from Kegler Brown’s Privacy + Data Security practice, and the Director of GBQ’s Information and Technology Services discussed recent developments in privacy + data security, including the recently signed Ohio Data Protection Act, California’s new Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA), and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The team explained what these developments mean for corporate counsel and will share best practices for in-house lawyers with a specific focus on five key questions in-house counsel should ask (and understand the answers to) regarding their company’s privacy + data security practices.
BoyarMiller Breakfast Forum: How will Changing Healthcare Policy Affect your ...BoyarMiller
"Repeal, Replace, Reevaluate. How will Changing Healthcare Policy Affect your Business?"
With so much anticipated change forthcoming in healthcare policy, this outlook can help inform your business priorities for the coming year.
View the full event video and more at: http://www.boyarmiller.com/news-and-publications/events/breakfast-forum-repeal-replace-reevaluate-how-will-changing-healthcare-policy-affect-your-business/
Public data can tell us a lot about the world. We can learn how many cars traveled through the Holland Tunnel in the last hour, what was in all those containers unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles this morning, and from whom our politicians are receiving money. At Enigma, we are committed to helping connect this data to the curious minds and hungry algorithms that need it to make better decisions and to understand the complex systems in which we are all living.
Tracking legislation enables organizations to limit their
exposure to such costs. With early notification of
emerging measures, organizations can have an impact
on the legislative process well before those measures
become law and related rules are adopted.
Chapter Introduction
Ditty_about_summer/ Shutterstock.com
Learning Objectives
The five Learning Objectives below are designed to help improve your understanding. After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:
1. What are two different views of the role of business in society?
2. How do duty-based ethical standards differ from outcome-based ethical standards?
3. What is short-term profit maximization, and why does it lead to ethical problems?
4. What are the four steps in the IDDR approach to ethical decision making?
5. What ethical issues might arise in the context of global business transactions?
“New occasions teach new duties.”
James Russell Lowell 1819–1891 (American editor, poet, and diplomat)
One of the most complex issues that businesspersons and corporations face is ethics. Ethics is not as clearly defined as the law, and yet it can substantially impact a firm’s finances and reputation, especially when the firm is involved in a well-publicized scandal. Some scandals arise from conduct that is legal but ethically questionable. At other times, the conduct is both illegal and unethical. Business law and legal environment students must be able to think critically about both legal and ethical issues. As noted in the chapter-opening quotation, “New occasions teach new duties.”
Suppose that Finn Clayborn dropped out of Harvard University to start a company in Silicon Valley that developed and sold finger-prick blood-test kits. Clayborn raised millions from investors by claiming that his new technology would revolutionize blood testing by providing a full range of laboratory tests from a few drops of blood. The kits were marketed as a better alternative to traditional, more expensive lab tests ordered by physicians. They were sold at drugstores for a few dollars each and touted as a way for consumers to test their blood type and monitor their cholesterol, iron, and many other conditions. Within six years, Clayborn and his company were making millions. But complaints started rolling in that the test kits didn’t work and the results were not accurate (because more blood was needed). Numerous consumers, drugstores, and government agencies sued the company for fraudulent and misleading marketing practices. Clayborn’s profitable start-up now faces an uncertain future.
The goal of business ethics is not to stifle innovation. There is nothing unethical about a company selling an idea or technology that is still being developed. In fact, that’s exactly what many successful start-ups do—take a promising idea and develop it into a reality. But businesspersons also need to consider what will happen if new technologies do not work. Do they go ahead with production and sales? What are the ethical problems with putting a product on the market that does not function as advertised? To be sure, there is not always one clear answer to an ethical question. What is clear is that rushing to production and not thinking through ...
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This conference aimed to: (1) identify the various ways in which law and ethics intersect with the use of big data in health care and health research, particularly in the United States; (2) understand the way U.S. law (and potentially other legal systems) currently promotes or stands as an obstacle to these potential uses; (3) determine what might be learned from the legal and ethical treatment of uses of big data in other sectors and countries; and (4) examine potential solutions (industry best practices, common law, legislative, executive, domestic and international) for better use of big data in health care and health research in the U.S.
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School 2016 annual conference was organized in collaboration with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Health Ethics and Policy Lab, University of Zurich.
Learn more at http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/2016-annual-conference.
Data breach events result in significant losses each year. Our partners at Bonahoom & Bobilya, LLC, created a presentation about understanding the hidden regulatory risks of a data breach so you can keep your company from going out of business.
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For today’s digital businesses, being prepared to meet new compliance requirements when storing and managing consumer data will not only minimize risk, but also enable more valued and trusted customer experiences that drive increased loyalty, engagement and revenue. To gain better perspective on this important issue, it’s important to understand:
- The trends driving governmental regulatory shifts and the basic tenets of these new laws
- The challenges faced by executives across the enterprise when managing privacy compliance for consumer data
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This webinar will help you navigate the overlapping and sometimes confusing system of laws and regulations which may impact your business, ranging from emerging state-level privacy legislation to the numerous data breach notification statutes to cybersecurity regulations with extraterritorial effect.
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Does your organization take credit card information? Do you store personal information on your staff, clients or donors. Raffa can help you avoid the pitfalls and penalties that can come from storing these privacy related items in unsecured ways.
PCI DSS, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a set of requirements designed to ensure that all companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. This applies to essentially any merchant that has a Merchant ID (MID).
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient data. Any company that deals with protected health information must ensure that all the required physical, network, and process security measures are in place and followed. This includes anyone who provides treatment, payment and operations in healthcare, and anyone with access to patient information and provides support in treatment, payment or operations.
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-Who it applies to
-Requirements for compliance
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CHAPTER
3 Maintaining Compliance
MANY LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE IN PLACE regarding the protection of
information technology (IT) systems. Companies have a requirement to comply with the laws that
apply to them. The first step is to understand the laws. You’re not expected to be a lawyer, but you
should understand the basics of relevant laws.
Once you have an idea of which laws and regulations apply, you can then dig in deeper to
ensure your organization is in compliance. The cost of not complying can sometimes be
expensive. Fines can be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some offenses can result in jail
time.
Chapter 3 Topics
This chapter covers the following topics and concepts:
• What U.S. compliance laws exist
• What some relevant regulations related to compliance are
• What organizational policies for compliance should be considered
• What standards and guidelines for compliance exist
Chapter 3 Goals
When you complete this chapter, you will be able to:
• Define compliance
• Describe the purpose of FISMA
• Identify the purpose and scope of HIPAA
• Describe GLBA and SOX, and the impact for IT
• Describe the purpose of FERPA
• Identify the purpose and scope of CIPA
• List some federal entities that control regulations related to IT
• Describe the purpose of PCI DSS
• Describe the contents of SP 800-30
• Describe the purpose of COBIT
• Describe the purpose of ISO and identify some relevant security standards
• Identify the purpose of ITIL
• Identify the purpose of CMMI
U.S. Compliance Laws
Many laws exist in the United States related to information technology (IT). Companies affected
by the laws are expected to comply with the laws. This is commonly referred to as compliance.
Many organizations have internal programs in place to ensure they remain in compliance with
relevant laws and regulations. These programs commonly use internal audits. They can also use
certification and accreditation programs. When compliance is mandated by law, external audits are
often done. These external audits provide third-party verification that the requirements are being
met.
An old legal saying is “ignorance is no excuse.” In other words, you can’t break the law and
then say “I didn’t know.” The same goes for laws that apply to any organization. It’s important for
any organization to know what the relevant laws and regulations are.
You aren’t expected to be an expert on any of these laws. However, as a manager or executive,
you should be aware of them. You can roll any of the relevant laws and regulations into a
compliance program for more detailed checks.
This section covers the following U.S. laws:
• Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) 2002
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 1996
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) 1999
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 2002
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 1974
• Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) 2000
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1. The Game of Rules: Why Monitoring
Government Regulations Is Essential
A LexisNexis®
White Paper
2. Overview
“Regulations cover life, death and everything in
between,” the saying goes. That wry outlook is
supported by another inescapable reality: virtually
every segment of the U.S. economy—from agriculture,
manufacturing and utilities to finance, entertainment
and health care—is subject to government mandates.
Not surprisingly, complying with so many rules can
be extremely difficult at times. But for those whose
livelihood is directly connected to government
regulation, there’s an even greater challenge. The rules
frequently change—often without sufficient notice—and
a potential flood of new regulations is always on the
horizon. Keeping up with those changes can appear
to be an insurmountable task to some individuals and
organizations.
The Game of Rules: Why Monitoring Government Regulations Is Essential
Highlights
• Virtually every segment of the U.S. economy
is subject to government regulations.
• Some 23,000 measures are proposed annually.
• Staying abreast of regulations involves dealing
with considerable variation in the ways nearly
11,000 state and federal agencies make
rules available.
• Regulations often change without sufficient
notice.
• Compliance is expensive, and non-compliance
can be even more expensive.
• Consultants and lawyers have a role in
helping businesses comply—or litigate
when it’s warranted.
• It’s essential for legal professionals to stay on top
of emerging regulations relevant to their areas of
practice and be prepared for any needed action.
The large volume of regulations proposed and adopted during the
first six-and-a-half months of 2014 spans a wide variety of topics.
Issue Proposed Adopted
Agriculture 811 799
Business & Corporations 3,577 3,425
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 951 880
Communications & Records 2,481 2,389
Consumer Issues 375 343
Education 2,011 1,972
Energy 937 848
Environment 2,294 2,211
Financial Institutions & Svcs 874 847
Food & Beverage 607 577
Health & Human Services 7,091 6,893
Insurance 1,274 1,340
Labor & Employment 1,670 1,612
Law & Justice 2,075 1,946
Politics & Government 4,207 3,922
Real Estate & Construction 3,340 3,276
Recreation & The Arts 1,264 1,176
Resource Management 3,641 3,407
Tax—Misc. 194 197
Transportation 2,848 2,552
Utilities & Appliances 1,182 1,085
Special Measures 213 222
50-State Regulatory Volume by Issue
Year-to-date as of mid-July 2014
Source: LexisNexis®
State Net®
3. What’s at Stake
To compound the uncertainty, no one knows for
sure what all those regulations actually cost in terms
of compliance. Estimates vary widely, although one
respected study puts the sum in 2008 at more than
$1.75 trillion, or just over $8,000 per employee in the
United States.1
That figure includes:
• Direct costs, such as the wages of employees
carrying out regulatory responsibilities and capital
expenditures (e.g., pollution control equipment)
• Indirect costs, such as lost productivity and missed
opportunities while being occupied with paperwork
What is certain is that the costs of noncompliance
with government regulation may be even greater, a fact
that makes monitoring regulatory activity so critical.
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA), for example, levies
approximately $100 million in fines each year.
Some recent examples of the stiff penalties issued
by OSHA:
• In January 2011, grain elevator operator Haasbach
LLC in Mount Carroll, IL, was issued citations totaling
$555,000 following the deaths of two young workers
• In May 2011, AMD Industries in Cicero, IL, was
fined $1,247,400 for allowing five untrained
and unprotected workers to remove asbestos-
containing materials from its facility
• In June 2011, Phenix Lumber Co. in Phenix City,
AL, was fined $1,939,000 for exposing workers
to amputation and fall hazards
Other federal agencies and their counterparts at the
state level are just as aggressive—those responsible for
corporate and securities, employment, environmental
and health-care regulations come to mind—and large
penalties are not uncommon.
Matters get even more entangled when intra-agency
rivalries come into play. For example, a 2012 case
resulted in the Alaska Department of Health and
Human Services paying the federal Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) an eye-opening
$1.7 million settlement2
over a potential security breach
involving confidential patient health information.
Monitoring Regulatory Activity Isn’t Easy
Because of all the ways that regulations affect individuals
and businesses, keeping a watchful eye on state and
federal regulatory activity is a complicated task. On
top of the sheer volume—some 23,000 measures are
proposed annually—there is considerable variation in the
ways that the nearly 11,000 state and federal agencies
make rules available. This can make it extremely time-
consuming to determine which measures will actually
affect a particular organization.
Identifying which agencies regulate a specific industry
can also be a challenge. California manufacturing firms,
for example, are overseen on matters relating to the
workplace and employment by the Department of
Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
and the National Labor Relations Board at the federal
level, and by the California Department of Industrial
Relations and the Department of Fair Employment
and Housing at the state level.
The Bane of Many Is a Boon to Others
Staying abreast of what’s happening in the regulatory
landscape is not entirely a “doom and gloom” exercise,
however. A benefit that tends to be overlooked is the
potential for business opportunities associated with
ever-changing rules. Compliance consulting provides an
example. The industry has grown rapidly in recent years
as companies have sought assistance with meeting their
mandated requirements.
For lawyers, too, new and revised regulations are often
“the gift that keeps on giving.” That view was explored
by Forbes®
senior editor Daniel Fisher in a 2012 year-
end preview3
of an expected flurry of litigation over
government regulations. In particular, rules stemming
from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” could make
2013 a lucrative year for lawyers, said Fisher.
He also predicted that environmental restrictions and
new financial regulations could be heavily litigated, along
with suits over privacy and libel in social media, as well
as consumer class actions targeting manufacturers
and retailers based on rules for product labeling.
The Game of Rules: Why Monitoring Government Regulations Is Essential