Compliance

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the scope of whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Act, ruling unanimously that employees must first report alleged securities violations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Austin City Council voted to make the city the first in Texas to require that employers provide paid sick leave to virtually all employees—whether full or part time.

The National Venture Capital Association, the trade group representing American venture capitalists, published a trove of HR documents encouraging firms to adopt new policies to define unacceptable workplace behavior.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the scope of whistleblower protectionunder the Dodd-Frank Act, ruling unanimously that employees…

ALM talked with a former government official and privacy and cybersecurity expert about some of the legal and data privacy issues surrounding these new, data-driven health care delivery systems.

Health organizations increasingly are targets of cyber-extortion plots aimed at hijacking patients sensitive personal data, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services warns.