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    UIGEA & Legality of Being an Online Affiliate for Non-US Poker Sites

    Hello, I have an informational poker website with an international user base of members across the world that discusses poker strategy and theory. I want to begin offering affiliate marketing advertising for Non-U.S. poker sites that do not allow U.S. players to my international community of...
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    Risk of Termination - HIPPA Violation for looking up Megan's Law Information?

    Thanks for all the advice. My wife talked to the HR director this morning wanting to smooth the issue over and HR is siding with my wife and told her not to worry. Said this is the first time they have dealt with a patient like this and its a learning lesson and mistakes were made across the...
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    Risk of Termination - HIPPA Violation for looking up Megan's Law Information?

    Oh, I didn't take it that way; I understand what you are saying in regards to the privacy issue regarding the patient. It is really interesting how everyone was gossiping and freely discussing the registered sex offender and lewd act incident amongst other co-workers in the office (privacy out...
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    Risk of Termination - HIPPA Violation for looking up Megan's Law Information?

    Thanks for the information and clarifying there is no safety issue. So my wife is not the one who gossiped and broadcasted that the patient is a sex offender around the office - the head social worker did. She stated that he was and also gossiped to several employees about the lewd act...
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    Risk of Termination - HIPPA Violation for looking up Megan's Law Information?

    No I don't; that is why I am asking. Does my wife's work knowingly letting her visit a sex offender who acted out on a co-worker just days prior constitute a work safety issue? My wife's work is saying it is a HIPAA violation because now that they officially know he is a sex offender, he was...
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    Risk of Termination - HIPPA Violation for looking up Megan's Law Information?

    My wife told me that management placed a posting for all employees to read stating that the patient displayed inappropriate behaviors and they should report it if it happens again; however, this was posted after my wife visited the patient. This tells me they view it as a safety concern, but...
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    Risk of Termination - HIPPA Violation for looking up Megan's Law Information?

    I understand at-will employment and the employer being able to fire her for whatever reason, but does the employer knowing he is a registered sex offender and he just performed a lewd sexual on a co-worker constitute a safety concern for the other employees and volunteers? If it is a safety...
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    Risk of Termination - HIPPA Violation for looking up Megan's Law Information?

    My wife is a volunteer coordinator. She visits a patient to make him with a volunteer who is to help him. After the visit she finds out from a co-worker that he is a registered *** offender and that he performed a lewd sexual action in front of one of the company's social workers two days prior...
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