Human Resources (HR) Professionals are required to maintain and protect a lot of sensitive information. Research what the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is and answer each the following:
- What do HR Professionals need to pay attention to regarding HIPAA?
- How can HR Professionals help protect sensitive employee information that they work with (e.g., dates of birth, social security numbers, home addresses, etc.)?
- If an HR teammate had poor ethics, they could potential sell and/or compromise employees' sensitive information by sharing it with other people. How can companies protect themselves from this type of risk?