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22 Jun 2012, 2:30 am
Accretive Health’s alleged practices of waylaying emergency room patients in an attempt to collect debts gathered steam, and hospital and Accretive officials found themselves in an unwelcome spotlight when they testified before a hearing called by Senator Al Franken. [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 7:36 pm
Exactly one year to the day after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dukes (described here), Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., and Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced proposed legislation – entitled the Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012 – to “restore the effective use of group actions for claims arising under Title VII. [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 2:39 pm
Al Franken (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), seeks to “restore employees’ ability to challenge, as a group, discriminatory employment practices, including subjective employment practices. [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 1:17 pm
According to Pete Kasperowicz at The Hill’s Floor Action Blog, Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have introduced legislation in Congress intended to reverse limitations on employment discrimination class actions recognized in the Supreme Court’s 2011 decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 6:03 pm
Wal-Mart—Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senator Al Franken (D-MN) will hold a press conference in the... [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 6:47 am
This week, Attorney General Eric Holder identified himself as a digital consumer during a committee hearing after Senator Al Franken argued that “consumers want to be able to cut the cord and watch television shows and movies online rather than paying over $100 per month to their cable companies. [read post]
14 Jun 2012, 12:17 pm
Earlier this week Senator Al Franken (D-MN) asked Attorney General Holder to clarify the Department’s position on location tracking. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 9:33 am
Senator Al Franken’s hearing, entitled, “Ensuring Patients’ Access to Care and Privacy: Are Federal Laws Protecting Patients? [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 3:34 am
According to a recent Press Release, Senators Richard Blumenthal, Jeff Bingaman, Sheldon Whitehouse, Christopher Coons, Sherrod Brown, and Al Franken have cosponsored the legislation. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 3:34 am
According to a recent Press Release, Senators Richard Blumenthal, Jeff Bingaman, Sheldon Whitehouse, Christopher Coons, Sherrod Brown, and Al Franken have cosponsored the legislation. [read post]
31 May 2012, 7:27 pm
On April 2, Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) suggested that the multistakeholder process being convened by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration should examine biometric information privacy. [read post]
29 May 2012, 3:23 pm
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) is holding a hearing on Wednesday, May 30, entitled, “Ensuring Patients’ Access to Care and Privacy: Are Federal Laws Protection Patients? [read post]
29 May 2012, 6:00 am
(Other testimonies are available here.)Franken requests DOJ practicesSenator Al Franken (D-Minn.), an outspoken privacy advocate, has requested from the Department of Justice a rundown of their practices for requesting location information directly from cell service providers.I am eager to learn about how frequently the Department requests location information and what legal standard the Department believes it must meet to obtain it. [read post]
24 May 2012, 10:45 pm
Die Zahl der Meldungen über Verdachtsfälle, bei denen Bestechung, Veruntreuung oder Beteiligung an einer kriminellen Organisation als Vortat vermutet worden ist, hat sich im Berichtsjahr mehr als verdoppelt. [read post]
22 May 2012, 8:37 am
” To which his colleague from Minnesota, Al Franken, joked: “Google might be doping the horses. [read post]
21 May 2012, 12:42 pm
Al Franken’s efforts had nothing to do with it? [read post]
21 May 2012, 12:42 pm
Al Franken’s efforts had nothing to do with it? [read post]
21 May 2012, 8:46 am
” To which his colleague from Minnesota, Al Franken, joked: “Google might be doping the horses. [read post]
11 May 2012, 10:49 pm
Via the ACLU, Letter from Senator Al Franken Chairman, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law to Attorney General Holder... [read post]
11 May 2012, 11:52 am
Senator Al Franken has in a letter asked the Department of Justice for information on its practices in requesting location information from wireless carriers, following reports that law enforcement agencies are requesting such information sometimes without warrants. [read post]
