Confidentiality Telephone Seminars

Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secrets ...out covenants not to compete, nonsolicitation agreements, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, trade secret protection and misappropriation, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and state trade secret statutes, the doctrine of inevitable disclosure, reverse engineering, developing a trade secret protection program, assignment of inventions, and associated state law claims often involved in  more...

Medical Records Update for Paralegals: Releases, Retention and Confidentiality Requirements ...d to complex and conflicting requirements to maintain the confidentiality and restrict the disclosure of the information. Complex and overlapping rules and regulations impose rigid requirements that must be met before information is released and require medical record repositories to retain the records for often-conflicting time periods. This live audio conference will outline the sources of  more...

Pupil Records: Best Practices Concerning Access, Release, Content and Storage of Educational Documents ...ith the law and avoid disputes over violations of student confidentiality or improper handling of student records. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to define FERPA and the exceptions. - You will be able to discuss parental rights to access records. - You will be able to identify when consent is not required to release student records. This live audio conference is designed for school  more...

Estate Planning Ethics ...now. Topics covered will include duties of communication, confidentiality, conflicts, scope of representation, obligations and dealings with third-parties, among other things. Knowledge of the rules of conduct not only benefit your relationship with your clients, it also protects the attorneys from claims for inappropriate behavior. This audio conference is designed for attorneys engaged in  more...

Medical Records: Responding to Subpoenas and Investigations ...fitsDon't be caught off guard. You could be breaching the confidentiality of patients without even realizing it! From HIPAA requirements to state privacy laws, legal issues abound in the medical records arena. If you're not up to date on medical records law, your company could face serious legal and financial liability risks. Attend this audio conference and gain critical information on  more...

Paralegal's Guide to Confidentiality, Conflicts and Communications ...lient relationship is the attorney's obligation regarding confidentiality, conflicts and communication. The professional rules regarding confidentiality, conflicts and communication should be known and understood by all practicing attorneys. Clients have certain expectations and the attorneys must respect and abide by those expectations. Furthermore, not knowing and understanding the rules may  more...

Medical Privacy Rights of Minors ...d to complex and conflicting requirements to maintain the confidentiality and restrict the use of the information. When those providers and others deal with minors, the complexity increases dramatically. When the right of an individual to privacy and security with regard to his or her medical information runs into the rights of the individual's parents to control the medical care delivered to  more...

Mental Health Record Compliance ...and treatment, you are also subject to additional federal confidentiality restrictions, particularly part 2 of 42 CFR. You also deal with some specific types of records that are subject to specific requirements under state and federal law. And unlike most nonmental health providers, your patients are often unable to directly deal with their own medical decision making. This teleconference will  more...

Metadata Scrubbing and Mining: Legal, Ethical and Practical Implications ...t. All attorneys and clients are susceptible to breach of confidentiality and malpractice traps. Learn how you can protect your clients - and your law firm or law department. Avoid the metadata fates that befell not only the Transportation Security Administration in December 2009 but also the U.N. Secretary General, the British Prime Minister, the Federal Trade Commission, the Social Security  more...

Impact of Confidentiality Rules in Bankruptcy Proceedings BenefitsDistressed companies struggle to protect their proprietary and strategic information against the assumption that a bankrupt's financial affairs are public. Since 2005, creditor committees have similarly confronted their statutory obligation to share information with creditors with their practical duties in working through a Chapter 11. This teleconference will provide both a relevant  more...

Ethical Implications for Attorneys Transitioning to New Firms ...rneys implicates some fundamental ethical issues, such as confidentiality and conflicts. Not knowing and understanding these ethical issues and implementing procedures to avoid a violation of the pertinent rules may lead to claims against the attorneys and firms involved and can result in financial loss and an impaired reputation. This 90-minute teleconference will address the fundamental  more...

Labor Law Update: Preparing for Upcoming Regulations nAttend this teleconference and learn the new laws and strategies regarding a variety of employment-related laws that are in effect or are expected to be in effect for 2009. From the new COBRA rules, FMLA regulations, EFCA and union initiatives, issues involving wage and hour and independent contractors, the latest drug and alcohol testing, confidentiality and security of personnel data,  more...

Client Rights Issues: Informed Consent and Confidentiality nBoth state and federal laws contain myriad requirements intended to protect client rights. Most importantly are those that relate to rights regarding providing informed consent and privacy of health information. However, many health care providers do not understand the complex intersections of regulatory and common law requirements for obtaining consent and protecting client privacy. Failure to  more...

Fitness for Duty Psychological Evaluations nThis teleconference will help you make decisions when requesting and evaluating risk and fitness for duty evaluations. You'll hear a discussion of common reasons to refer an employee for a FFDE, information initially needed by the evaluating doctor and how to write appropriate questions for the psychologist or psychiatrist to answer. You will also learn about evaluating doctors' credentials,  more...