Jill Chasson Shares Employment Law Expertise with Phoenix Business Journal Ahead of New Paid Sick Time Law

Coppersmith Brockelman attorney Jill Chasson was featured among leading labor and employment attorneys in a Phoenix Business Journal story covering tips for employers ahead of the new paid sick time law. The law, which takes effect July 1, requires employers to offer a certain amount of paid sick time to employees, including part-time employees, and has specific criteria for notifying employees and tracking paid sick time. Jill shared some of the law’s key provisions that may be challenging to implement or confusing for employers. Jill is an employment law expert—she provides practical advice to employers regarding compliance with the many federal and state laws that govern the workplace and regularly provides training for supervisors and human resource professionals. Read the full story here....

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Kristen Rosati on Planning Committee for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Data Sharing

Kristen Rosati Shares Biobanking, Big Data and Data Breach Expertise at Three Industry Events

Coppersmith Brockelman attorney Kristen Rosati is considered one of the nation’s leading HIPAA compliance attorneys, and has deep experience in clinical research compliance, biobanking and “Big Data.”  She is a sought-after speaker on each topic, and was recently called upon to share her expertise at the following events: 2017 Southern Arizona Biomedical Research Symposium on Biobanking and Informed Consent: Challenges and Solutions: As keynote, Kristen presented on “The Changing Biobanking Legal Landscape.” The symposium was held at the University of Arizona Cancer Center on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The half-day event focused on the legal and ethical challenges associated with consenting study participants and collecting tissue samples to be stored in biorepositories. Listen to a recording of the seminar here. American Health Lawyers Association’s (AHLA)...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Author Data Breach Article in AHLA Journal

Data breaches. It’s a topic that keeps many health care administrators up at night. With an ever-changing legal landscape and increased vulnerability of health care  organizations and their business associates to breaches from intentional theft and hacking, Kristen Rosati and Scott Bennett penned an insightful article for the American Health Lawyers Association’s Journal of Health & Life Sciences.  Based on their experience at handling large data breaches, Kristen and Scott offer a practical assessment of how organizations and their attorneys can prepare, prevent and respond to potential breaches. The article appeared in the February edition, which is available by visiting the Journal of Health & Life Sciences. Read the Contents and Introduction....

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