By Toby Piering
Governor Jay Inslee recently signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 6027, which limits discovery, or pretrial fact-finding, with regard to employees’ medical information in lawsuits brought under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD).

Anthem Inc. agreed to pay a record $16 million to settle HIPAA allegations related to the historic data breach the insurer suffered in 2015. The amount of the resolution agreement, announced October 15 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is nearly triple the previous high of $5.5 million.

By Kassie McKie Shiffermiller
An employee consistently showed up late for work, causing friction with her supervisors and coworkers. Eventually, she found herself deep into the disciplinary process and was terminated.