An Act to Protect Access to Confidential Healthcare (known as the “PATCH Act“) was recently passed in Massachusetts. Its purpose is to protect the privacy of health insurance information.
Apr 24, 2019 · There is still plenty of time for the Massachusetts legislature to make additional changes to the Bill. Nevertheless, businesses in Massachusetts and other states should be mindful of pending privacy legislation like Senate Bill SD.341 that could impose additional obligations on companies that collect and use personal and biometric information. Goldman & Pease, LLC 160 Gould Street, Suite 320 Needham, MA 02494. Phone: (781) 292-1080 Fax: (781) 239 8909 Oct 20, 2019 · What Is the Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011? This law is not to be confused with the Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 (S.1275) which was introduced in the Senate six months later. This bill focuses more on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requiring the implementation of procedures that will eliminate Establishes the biometric privacy act; requires private entities in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to develop a written policy establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric identifiers and biometric information when the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such Jan 14, 2019 · On January 10, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation amending the state's data breach law, and the amendments take effect on April 11, 2019. This blog entry provides highlights on the Act.
The Fair Housing Act (FHA), part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability. (42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619) The FHA and Presidential Executive Orders have been amended over the years to include protections such as one against age discrimination.
Apr 25, 2020 · Massachusetts proposes a new data privacy law April 25, 2020 February 15, 2019 by Hans Did you know that in our dear Commonwealth of Massachusetts it is illegal to scare a pigeon and that roosters are not allowed in bakeries?
Section 1B: Right of privacy Section 1B. A person shall have a right against unreasonable, substantial or serious interference with his privacy. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce such right and in connection therewith to award damages.
The Massachusetts data protection law is legislation that stipulates security requirements for organizations that handle the private data of residents. The law is more formally known as "Standards for The Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth" (or 201 CMR 17.00).