Posts Tagged ‘compliance’
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- May 11th
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Employer access to personal e-mail case demonstrates need for internal controls on IT searches
Employers who are regulated by privacy legislation need to reckon with privacy commissioner oversight in conducting searches of their work systems for evidence of misconduct. This is the clear lesson from the recent and much-discussed Calgary Police Service order of the Alberta OPIC that dealt with the service’s unauthorized access to an employee’s personal e-mail [...]
posted at 8:45am on May 11th
- April 19th
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XERA e-Discovery Platform Supports Compliance with the DOJ e-Discovery Protocol
iCONECT Development, LLC, providers of web-based e-discovery and litigation software, announced that the functionality of the XERA e-Discovery review platform aids in complying with the e-Discovery protocol that was recently released by the Joint Elect…
posted at 7:03am on Apr 19th
- April 16th
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First Advantage to host cross-border regulatory conference in Brussels
I wrote recently about the acquisition of DLR Legal by First Advantage Litigation Consulting, which brings together FADV’s technology and consulting skills and DLR Legal’s multilingual review expertise. I have also written and spoken a lot …
posted at 4:55am on Apr 16th
- April 12th
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Legacy Data and Data Remediation: What is the ROI? Part Two of an Inteview with Jonathan Wilan with Hunton & Williams
PART TWO OF INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN WILAN Partner at Hunton & Williams LLP With the exploding rate of data growth, data remediation is a serious exercise that all companies must consider. In part one of this series, I spoke with Jonathan Wilan, Partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, about the risks of not having a data remediation policy. In this part two, we discuss what departments should be involved in data remediation efforts, what the return on investment is, and how to measure this. Amber Scorah: What are the relevant departments that must be involved in data remediation efforts? Jonathan Wilan: To succeed, a remediation project will require involvement of a number of departments. Obvious stakeholders will include IT and Records Management. It is absolutely essential (for the legal preservation obligation reasons I discussed previously) that the Legal Department be [...]
posted at 9:00am on Apr 12th
- April 9th
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Mobile Discovery – Are You Ready For It?
A good friend shared an interesting story over the weekend about how the Michigan State Police routinely collect forensic snapshots of mobile phones during traffic stops. Apparently the American Civil Liberties Association (ACLU) is investigating the MSP’s use of the CelleBrite UFED kit during minor traffic stops without a warrant. At first, this seems outside the arena of civil electronic discovery. However, the story headline claims that the CelleBrite UFED only takes 2 minutes to image a mobile phone. The fact that they are being used by a state patrol officer during a traffic stop certainly backs up this time frame, but I could not find any performance information on the CelleBrite site. I see the new generation of mobile forensic technologies breaking down corporate ‘unduly burdensome’ arguments that have managed to exclude these devices from the discovery scope of many/most cases. After all, a plaintiff can now point to this article and ask, “Why can’t you use a similar device to preserve all custodian phones during your initial interviews?” Widespread use by non-geeks on roadside traffic stops certainly makes that a tough argument to fight.
posted at 2:00pm on Apr 9th
- March 19th
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The cost of HIPAA non-compliance – $17 million
Written by Kevin McGinty If it wasn’t clear before, a recent settlement of HIPAA claims brought by the Department of Health and Human Services against BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (“BCBST”) underscores the high regulatory cost of non-…
posted at 8:05am on Mar 19th
- March 13th
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An effective compliance policy can be the cheapest insurance a company can buy
Our forefathers realized that angels do not govern men, and that rules were needed to successfully govern. Corporations are the same. While most employees and managers have good intentions, rules are needed to successfully run the business.
posted at 9:40am on Mar 13th
- March 6th
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The SEC and e-Discovery
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Wallis Hampton, Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
Elizabeth Russo, White Collar Crime Associate, Skadden, Arps
Canaan Himmelbaum, Account Executive, Fios Inc.
Recent years have seen dramatic shifts in the Securit…posted at 6:03pm on Mar 6th
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Govt. agencies, colleges demand applicants’ Facebook passwords
If you think privacy settings on your Facebook and Twitter accounts guarantee future employers or schools can’t see your private posts, guess again. Employers and colleges find the treasure-trove of personal information hiding behind password-protected…
posted at 5:08pm on Mar 6th
- March 2nd
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5 Essential Elements of a Global Compliance Program
The complexity of compliance and risk exposure in doing business globally has reached an unprecedented level in recent years. In the U.S. alone, 4,000 new laws and regulations are in the works — and that’s in addition to the more than 3,500 federal re…
posted at 8:19am on Mar 2nd