Employment Violations Involving HIPAA, FMLA & ADA
Employment Law Violations Involving Medical Matters and HIPAA
At Ciesla & Ciesla we provide legal services to health care organizations, home health care and hospice care groups, doctors and patients. We assist medical providers with general business law matters as well as highly specialized regulatory issues in place for their industry.
One area of particular challenge for medical offices is compliance with HIPAA requirements. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was designed to improve effectiveness and efficiency in the health care system while safeguarding the privacy of patient information. HIPAA has created a long list of rules with which medical providers must comply. Failing to do so can have serious consequences.
Medical care providers want to do the right thing. At Ciesla & Ciesla, our job is to make your job easier. Our healthcare attorneys help doctors, nurses, clinic administrators, and other medical personnel put privacy policies and HIPAA training in place to warn or prevent employees from violating HIPAA regulations and to catch employee misconduct in cases involving:
- Releasing information to unauthorized family members
- Misplacing individually identifiable medical information
- Mistakenly releasing confidential medical information that finds its way into the public domain on the internet
If HIPAA violations have already occurred, we will advise you on immediate steps to minimize harm and prevent a further occurrence.
If you are a patient who has suffered harm because of unlawful release of your private medical information, we can assist you. Contact our Northbrook law office to schedule a consultation.
Other Employment and Regulatory Violations: FMLA and ADA
We work to help employers understand their responsibility to make workplace accommodations for employees who have suffered a temporary or permanent disabling injury or illness under the ADA (Americans with Disability Act) or FMLA (Family & Medical Leave Act). A requested accommodation may be more significant than you are required to accommodate. We can advise you on your obligations under the law.
We also represent employees who have questions about how to notify an employer of a recognized disability and how to request accommodations. Improper notification can lead to a rejection of your request.
When you have health and health-care related legal questions, contact a Chicago employment lawyer at Ciesla & Ciesla, P.C.
