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by: ChubbWorks

A hospital fired two employees for taking photos of patients receiving treatment at the hospital with cell phone cameras and posting them to a social networking site.

The photos were primarily close-ups of injuries being treated in the hospital emergency room. "Hospital Fires Workers for Posting Pictures of Patients," AP as reported in the Santa Fe New Mexican (Oct. 29, 2008).

Three to four other employees were disciplined, and an investigation is ongoing.

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Joint Survey of Employment & Labor Attorneys by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Jackson Lewis Reveals In-House Counsel See Post-Election Changes, Including Increased Costs For Health Benefits and Mandatory Paid Sick Days
OCTOBER 6, 2008 (New York/Washington, DC) - Six out of ten corporate counsel expect this year's presidential elections to have an impact on labor and employment laws at their companies, according to a survey of workplace issues released today from the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), with the assistance of Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's leading workplace law firms and sponsor of ACC's Employment and Labor Law Committee.
Despite worries about the economy, the "In-House Counsel Workplace" survey of nearly 400 corporate counsel from ACC's Employment and Labor Law Committee conducted in August, showed that more than half of their companies were not instituting a reduction in workforce and most of those did not expect to do so over the next 12 months.

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On June 3, 2008, Congress passed an amendment to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA) that could increase your business clients' D&O liability exposure. What follows are answers to commonly asked questions about FACTA and the amendment that can help you educate your clients regarding this new provision.
What Is FACTA?

FACTA was originally enacted to protect consumers by preventing access to their private financial and credit/debit card information. The law restricts the display of card digits and expiration dates on customer receipts, requiring that businesses accepting credit/debit cards print no more than the last five digits of the card number or the expiration date.

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McDonough & Keegan Insurance Agency, Inc.