Does HHS certify healthcare providers as HIPAA compliant? Are their third-party firms that provide HIPAA certification? Can a healthcare provider declare itself as HIPAA compliant? Several companies claim...
Good business requires positive and professional relationships between employees. Offending colleagues, even by mistake, can destroy a work relationship forever. It’s important for employers to ensure that...
Why should you, as a business owner, care if your company conducts harassment training for your employees? Here’s are five ways harassment at your workplace can hurt your business – Between 2010 and 2015...
The new Title IX regulations go into effect on August 14. Colleges have until then to update their Title IX policies and procedures. What are the new regulations? How would they affect your college? Which provisions...
Backlash of an inaccurate campus crime report can be frightening. Consider the case of Texas State University – In 2019, it went under scrutiny from Federal authorities for this very reason. Their system in place failed...
Healthcare. Restaurants. Retail stores. Whichever business you are in – training your employees in sexual harassment prevention should be at the top your list. Yes, it’s a good business practice. But, more importantly...
Title IX certifications are a direct result of the federal sexual harassment guidance released in 2011. The guidance calls for Title IX training of college staff, students and faculty. The training should answer the...
Neglecting the three HIPAA rules can lead to large fines, loss of face, and for an employee worker – loss of job. Businesses can lose up to $1.5 million dollars as fines. So, if you are covered under HIPAA, you must...
Can a pat on the back, or a Facebook share make you a harassment offender? What if you have a supervisor who yells, curses, and insults his subordinates? Do these behaviors signal that you have a hostile work...
Jessica Holland
