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Jul
17
2019
Obesity Continues to Divide Courts: Washington’s High Court Says Obesity Qualifies as an Impairment (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
20
2014
Obesity, Like a Neon Green Mohawk Hairdo, Not an Impairment under ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
1
2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Interpretation Letter Allows Non-Union Employees to Designate Union Personnel as “Representative” During OSHA Inspection Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
19
2013
Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Revised Hazard Communication Standard Imposes New Training Requirements by Dec. 1, 2013 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
1
2014
OCR (Office of Civil Rights) Responds To Critical OIG (Office of Inspector General) Report About the Extent of OCR’s HIPAA Enforcement Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
16
2021
OCR Announces 20th Settlement Under Right of Access Initiative Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
18
2023
OCR Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Reproductive Health Privacy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
28
2012
OCR Begins HIPAA Audits Under the Watchful Eye of Congress--What to Expect and How to Prepare Poyner Spruill LLP
May
9
2019
OCR Corrects Past Misinterpretation Of HIPAA Annual Penalty Limits, Signaling Potential Relief For Entities Facing Enforcement McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
27
2016
OCR Explains How Information Blocking Violates HIPAA McDermott Will & Emery
May
2
2024
OCR Issues Final Rule for Reproductive Privacy Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
24
2019
OCR Issues Five New HIPAA FAQs on Health Information Apps Robinson & Cole LLP
May
7
2020
OCR Issues Guidance About Media Access to Health Care Facilities Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
3
2012
OCR Issues Guidance on Methods for De-Identification of PHI Under HIPAA Mintz
Apr
21
2023
OCR Issues Proposed Rule to Modify HIPAA Privacy Rule to Include Explicit Protections for Reproductive Healthcare McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
29
2022
OCR Joins Chorus of Regulators Warning About Health Data Tracking Technology Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
28
2022
OCR Provides Post-Dobbs Guidance on Non-Discrimination to Pharmacies Mintz
Apr
9
2021
OCR Provides Roadmap of Its Review of Title IX Regulations Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
27
2021
OCR Publishes Additional Interpretation Regarding 2020 Title IX Amendments Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
3
2012
OCR Publishes HIPAA Audit Protocols von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun
11
2020
OCR Reaches Early Case Resolutions with the State of Connecticut and a Private Hospital Regarding Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Have Reasonable Access to Support Persons in Hospital Settings During COVID-19 Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
29
2024
OCR Releases Long Awaited Final Rule Regarding the Conscience Protections for Religious and Moral Objections in Health Care Mintz
May
18
2021
OCR Releases Resource on School Re-openings and Student Rights Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
20
2023
OCR Reminder: Pandemic-Era HIPAA Flexibilities Will End May 11, 2023 Robinson & Cole LLP
Oct
31
2022
OCR Reminds Healthcare Providers and Their Business Associates – You Need an Incident Response Plan! Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
20
2018
OCR Requests Information from Stakeholders on Significant Changes to the HIPAA Rules McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
25
2011
OCR Rolls Out HIPAA Audit Program McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
21
2022
OCR Settles Eleven More Cases Under Right of Access Initiative Robinson & Cole LLP
Sep
16
2020
OCR Settles Five Investigations Under Right of Access Initiative Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
22
2024
OCR Update on Tracking Technologies Provides Little Relief For HIPAA-Regulated Entities McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
20
2024
OCR Updates Online Tracking Technologies HIPAA Guidance Robinson & Cole LLP
Sep
26
2017
OCR Withdraws Obama-Era Title IX Guidance Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
29
2024
OCR, CMS Issue ACA Section 1557 Final Rule Prohibiting Discrimination Related to Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Mintz
Nov
12
2014
OCR’s New Bulletin on Ensuring Privacy in Public Health Emergencies Mintz
Oct
7
2022
October Is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Ward and Smith, P.A.
 

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