Matt Covington of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP writes: What privacy rights is a Plaintiff afforded for the medical information related to a workers’ compensation claim? Mastanduno v. Nat’l Freight Industries The opinion arose from an interlocutory appeal by the plaintiff regarding his privacy interests in personal medical information in Industrial Commission records and decisions. The…
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UK: Officer dismissed following stalking conviction
A detective based within the Central North Command Unit has been dismissed without notice from the Metropolitan Police Service after being sentenced for stalking. Detective Constable Jose Lagares appeared before a special case hearing to answer allegations of discreditable conduct. The chair of the hearing considered all the evidence and found the allegations proven. Read…
Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips
Julia Kollewe reports: Britain’s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting staff with microchips to improve security. UK firm BioTeq, which offers the implants to businesses and individuals, has already fitted 150 implants in the UK. The tiny chips, implanted in the flesh…
Virginia Hospital Must Answer for Snooping Employees’ Privacy Breach
From Bloomberg Law: A Virginia health-care system will have to answer claims that it is liable for its employees’ snooping into a patient’s confidential health information. A Virginia trial court shouldn’t have dismissed Lindsey Parker’s complaint alleging Carilion Healthcare Corp. and Carilion Clinic should be held liable for their employees’ wrongdoing, the Virginia Supreme Court…