10/7/19: Whistleblowers and whistleblower protections have taken up room in recent headlines but two developments have escaped much attention...
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10/7/19: Although HIPAA is familiar to virtually everyone in the healthcare world, from provider to patient, for its emphasis on privacy, another aspect of the law is less familiar: the right of access to healthcare information...
10/7/19: The final installment of four reports produced by Knowledge@Wharton in collaboration with AKO Foundation is now available. Titled “Curbing Corruption,” the report’s authors explain, “Only by understanding the causes and symptoms of the disease can we hope to control corruption, even if we may not be able to eradicate something so multifaceted and deeply rooted.”...
9/23/19: The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) takes a hard line against companies and individuals engaged in bribery of government officials but the law doesn’t apply to the “government official” part of the bribe....
9/23/19: “Retaliation is the most frequently alleged basis of discrimination in the federal sector and the most common discrimination finding in federal sector cases,” according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...