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This publication provides basic information about the Small Business Administration's procurement program for women-owned businesses. -
This article summarizes the first phase in a two-phase project sponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. -
This publication, produced by the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership, provides information about the 47,000 women who have benefited from the Demonstration Program's training and counseling. -
Genetic information is being used with increasing frequency and in a wide variety of different applications. At the same time, however, the use of such information has raised concerns about the potential for misuse and abuse. As a result, there have been a number of laws legislative proposals that would place certain conditions or limitations on the use of genetic information. -
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. -
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." -
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. -
In a medical malpractice action recently reviewed by Pennsylvania's . -
Scores of corporations and individual executives have been accused, fined, or even imprisoned for knowingly violating the prohibition on corporate contributions and expenditures "in connection with" any federal election. Even minor alleged violations involving small sums of money can become frontpage stories and public relations nightmares. In view of the legal and public relations consequences of mistakes in this area, it is no wonder that prudent corporate counsel often steer their clients clear of any significant participation in campaign activity. -
Since our last newsletter, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") has issued several advisory opinions, which rela.