Injunction Stops New DOL Rule Increasing Salary Level Test: Now What?
Written By: Don Benson, Esq. Many employers have been asking what is next step for them in light of the injunction issued 112/22/16 in the U.S.D.C. Texas holding that the DOL may not impose the new higher salary level for jobs exempt from overt
Data Protection Weekly
Compiled by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. ‘GIVE ME 500 BITCOINS OR I START EXECUTING PATIENTS’ NEWS.com.au AUSTRALIAN hospitals are increasingly at risk of cyber criminal gangs who seek to steal patient data … THE TREND OF INDUSTRIALIZED HACKING
UMass To Pay $650,000 For HIPAA Violations
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is paying $650,000 to OCR to settle allegations of HIPAA violations that occurred in 2013. UMass neglected to designate their Center for Language, Speech and Hearing as a
Data Protection Weekly
Compiled by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Data Protection Disputes to Soar Over Next Five Years Infosecurity Magazine Experts are urging organizations to brace themselves for a surge in data protection-related legal disputes over the next five years,
Data Protection Weekly
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To Produce or not to Produce?
Written By: Lauren K. Dimitri, Esq. In July of this year, the Appellate Division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation rendered a decision on surveillance that has created quite the buzz in the Comp community. The Employee in State Boar
HBS Attorneys Recognized in 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine
HBS has been recognized for its outstanding legal work as three of its attorneys are on the list of Super Lawyers and one Rising Star in the 2016 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers.
Using a “Credit Shelter” or a “Bypass” Trust in Your Will: a Good Thing or a Terrible (Tax) mistake? (and Why You Should Review Your Existing Will!)
Written by: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Administration Unfortunately, there is far from a one-size-fits-all answer. My October blog explored the use (or risks) of these trusts in older Wills as related to the possibility of inadvertently disinh
Georgia Supreme Court Limits Public School Campus Carry
Written by: Eric Hoffman, Esq. On Monday October 31, 2016, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously held that firearms cannot be carried onto public K-12 school property unless the licensed gun owner is picking up or dropping off a student. In Ge
Do Employees Get Time Off to Vote?
Written by: Don Benson, Esq. With every election, employers need to revisit their rules on letting employees off to vote, and whether such leave needs to be paid leave. For the most part, this will be governed by the state law of where the empl