Communications Law
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By Lori E. Lesser Simpson Thacher & Bartlett A version of this article appeared in Distributed Computing, Ma. -
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") Privacy Rules took effect on April 14, 2003. ‚ Businesses are seeking legal help with various parts of the Privacy Rules: reviewing Business Associate Agreements; drafting Privacy Notices and HIPAA Compliant Authorizations; revising personnel policies relating to ADA, FMLA, Workers' Compensation, and Drug Testing; and resolving issues of privacy involved in providing service to minors. -
In today's electronic environment, associations need to use e-mail's ability to connect members, staff, vendors, a. -
A common marketing technique today is for businesses to send unsolicited e-mail messages to a targeted group of recipients. Even when e-mail advertisements notify recipients that they may "opt out" of receiving future e-mails, such e-mail campaigns may be significantly impacted by a new federal law known as the "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003," or the "CAN-SPAM Act." -
In today's workplace, computers and electronic communications are the norm rather than the exception. Computers, . -
In the not-too-distant past industrial espionage consisted of photocopying and carting out files. Identity theft, a rare crime until recent years, happened when someone's wallet was stolen by a pickpocket. The computer and the Internet have dramatically changed the playing field. -
If you take steps now to review your privacy policy and make any necessary changes, you can reduce your potential exposure to liability under a new and ground-breaking privacy law that just went into effect. The State of California passed a law late last year that requires any commercial website or online service operator who collects personally identifiable information about consumers residing in California ("Operators") to provide individuals with notice of its privacy policies. -
The Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004 would amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to restore an exemption allowing businesses to send unsolicited facsimile ads to persons with whom they have an established business relationship. The FCC wiped out this exemption in rule-making proceedings effective January 1, 2005. Plaintiff class action firms are filing TCPA unsolicited fax class action cases across the country. This article discusses the history and current state of the Act. -
This Act, approved by Connecticut's House and Senate, will require employers who engage in electronic monitoring to give affected employees prior written notice.