As discussed in our prior health law update, New Limits on Minor Consents in Idaho, effective July 1, 2024, parents generally will have the right to access the medical records of their unemancipated ...

The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is the federal agency that enforces the health care privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), recently published ...

Editor’s Note: As workplaces reopen, many employers are grappling with whether to require employees to be vaccinated or to impose mask mandates. Some have faced resistance in the form of false claims ...

People who are over 40 years of age can allege age discrimination if it appears that the employer is using another excuse to fire an older employee and replace them with someone younger and cheaper.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's Privacy Rule is a federal law prohibiting health care providers, businesses and the people working with them ...