New Jersey and other states are seeing an incredible increase in class action lawsuits over employers’ compliance in performing background checks of applicants and current employees under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”).  Because the FCRA contains hyper-technical requirements, the pitfalls for employers are many.  However, for the sake of brevity since we all only have so much time in a particular day to read blog posts, this will be an introduction to a […]

Shannon Hartsfield Salimone is a Partner in Holland & Knight’s Tallahassee office

In April 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two “frequently asked questions” providing guidance on workplace wellness programs under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification rules. OCR reiterated that employers, as such, are not covered entities. Therefore, whether HIPAA applies to an employer’s wellness program will depend on how the program is structured. The […]