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Jun 07 2022

Jill Chasson Highlights Need for Updating Workplace Drug Testing Policies in HR Daily Advisor

With many businesses unsure of their legal rights in enforcing workplace drug policies following legalization and decriminalization of recreational cannabis, Jill Chasson wrote articles for BLR’s HR Daily Advisor and Employment Law Letter (West) urging Arizona employers to reassess their current policies. Although alignment with Arizona’s designated drug testing statute isn’t mandatory, compliant policies provide employers with valuable protection from litigation. Jill outlined the required policy components and noted the importance of applying any policy to all compensated employees and ensuring it is distributed to the workforce. She also addressed the need for policies to outline consequences for refusing to take a required test or attempting to alter or substitute samples, advising inclusion of a range of potential disciplinary and rehabilitative actions. Well versed in the many...

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Mar 17 2022

Roopali Desai Honored as One of 12 USA Today 2022 Women of the Year

Naomi Jorgensen

Honoring strong and resilient champions of change for its 2022 Women of the Year, USA Today selected Coppersmith Brockelman attorney Roopali Desai as one of 12 national honorees. Part of a cohort that includes Kamala Harris, Melinda French Gates and Simone Biles, Roopali was chosen for her work defending democracy and fighting on behalf of teachers, students, and vulnerable populations. The publication touted Roopali’s work in launching Arizona’s recreational marijuana program, defeating multiple lawsuits making false claims about the 2020 presidential election, and prevailing at the Arizona Supreme Court to void an unconstitutional ban on mask mandates that was illegally rolled into budget legislation. Additionally, it highlighted her work in giving marginalized populations a voice, which ties into her mantra of doing something because it is...

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Mar 16 2022

Jill Chasson Helps KJZZ Listeners Navigate Fluctuating COVID-19 Workplace Restrictions

Naomi Jorgensen

For two years, Arizona employees have adapted to a rollercoaster of ever-changing pandemic workplace guidelines. As COVID-19 restrictions decline in tandem with hospitalization rates, Jill Chasson sat down with KJZZ to explain what employers can legally require. Jill noted that for most companies, early pandemic legal questions about executive orders and closures evolved to issues affecting workers’ rights and safety protocols. Employers are legally allowed to require masks and can also ask about an employee's vaccination status, she explained. Chair of the firm’s governance committee and well-versed in federal and state workplace laws, Jill regularly works with employers to provide practical compliance advice and resolve difficult workplace issues. When disputes arise, she represents employers before administrative agencies, in arbitration proceedings, and in litigation in federal and state courts...

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Erin Dunlap Provides Insight on Overturned HIPAA Penalty for Healthcare Risk Management

Mar 09 2022

Erin Dunlap Discusses Recognized Security Practices for Complying with HIPAA Safe Harbor Law in Healthcare Risk Management

Naomi Jorgensen

Although the 2021 HR 7898 HIPAA Safe Harbor law grants entities some protection against hefty HIPAA penalties, there are security nuances that risk managers and compliance officers must consider. Erin Dunlap provided Healthcare Risk Management with insight into how organizations can leverage security and risk management practices to reduce penalties from HIPAA-related investigations. HIPAA-covered entities have some flexibility in determining their recognized security practices, but Erin recommended they consider the NIST framework and HHS cybersecurity guidance for healthcare entities. Organizations that can show compliance with these industry-recognized standards and approaches in the previous 12 months may see a favorable termination of an investigation or may be granted leniency toward fines and penalties by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. With a...

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Scott Bennett Helps In Business Readers Prepare for Pending Consumer Privacy Laws

Feb 02 2022

Sam Coppersmith and Malvika Sinha Outline Components of a Successful DEI Program for In Business

Naomi Jorgensen

As more companies prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), many wonder what such programs should include. In an In Business cover story highlighting companies with strong DEI initiatives, Sam Coppersmith and Malvika Sinha share how Coppersmith Brockelman attracts diverse attorneys and helps them thrive. Sam discusses how the firm welcomed diversity of viewpoints and experiences long before DEI emerged, highlighting how hiring outstanding lawyers who looked, acted and thought differently led to a majority-female partnership with flexibility for personal and family choices that attracts new talent. He believes becoming more diverse and inclusive has helped the firm improve and expects diversity will increase as junior lawyers recruit their peers. Malvika provides perspective of how some DEI programs can negatively impact female associates and associates of color by...

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Jan 28 2022

Amanda Coulter Cautions Against Site Indemnification of Sponsors in WGC CenterWatch

Naomi Jorgensen

With clinical trials for non-COVID-19 drugs and devices picking up, WGC CenterWatch turned to Amanda Coulter for insight into terms community hospitals and physician groups should avoid when negotiating agreements to be sites for clinical trials. Indemnification is a particularly contentious issue, and Amanda counsels her clients to reject sponsors’ requirements for counter-indemnification. Although some sites agreed to such unfavorable obligations in clinical trials agreements during the height of the pandemic, Amanda advises sites to be vigilant against continued use of these unfavorable terms, warning against “spring fever plus COVID fatigue.” In addition to developing research compliance policies and processes, template forms, and template agreements, Amanda reviews and negotiates clinical trial agreements, confidentiality agreements, data use agreements, business associate agreements, and federal grants and subcontracts. Read the full...

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Jill Chasson Highlights Need for Updating Workplace Drug Testing Policies in HR Daily Advisor

Roopali Desai Honored as One of 12 USA Today 2022 Women of the Year

Jill Chasson Helps KJZZ Listeners Navigate Fluctuating COVID-19 Workplace Restrictions

Erin Dunlap Discusses Recognized Security Practices for Complying with HIPAA Safe Harbor Law in Healthcare Risk Management

Sam Coppersmith and Malvika Sinha Outline Components of a Successful DEI Program for In Business

Amanda Coulter Cautions Against Site Indemnification of Sponsors in WGC CenterWatch

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