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HOW U.S. CORPORATIONS CAN AVOID CRIPPLING DATA BREACH FINES IN 2018 AND BEYOND

Effortless HR

In fact, in the health industry alone, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which deals with the security and protection of medical information, has imposed more than $60 million in penalties and fines since its inception. And this is just the health industry. million 2016 to $7.35 million in 2017.

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Thomas Gavin of CannaTrac: “Don’t give up on what you set out to do”

Thrive Global

Things are not always easy and they don’t always go as planned. Sometimes, they don’t even give you the end result you initially set out for. However, there is always something positive to take from every experience. Gavin came to CannaTrac® with a long list of attributes. Gavin came to CannaTrac® with a long list of attributes.

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Genetic testing: The next frontier in employee benefits?

HRExecutive

Advertisement - If a test uncovers any kind of risk or medication issue, the employee is immediately connected with a trained genetic counselor who can further explain the test results in detail; discuss any lifestyle changes needed; outline next steps; and if needed, discuss how to share test results with the employee’s healthcare providers. .

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HR Tech Weekly: Episode #262: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

HR Examiner

And it just makes me feel better learning about new technologies and seeing what people are doing and hearing about the good stories around how the HR technology are helping organizations address the crisis in ways that we wouldn’t have been able to do just five years ago. Transcript. Thank you for your understanding. John Sumser 0:37.