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• Managing Your Workforce During Market Volatility: Large-scale Personnel Decisions on April 24, 2024

  By The Cook County Record | Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 @ 3:07am

  In response to recent market conditions, employers are making difficult workforce decisions, including reducing employee headcount, eliminating departments, hiring consultants or implementing hiring freezes.

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  How to Prepare for New State Health Privacy Laws on March 12, 2024

  By The Cook County Record | Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024 @ 7:00am

  New state privacy laws regulating health data impose significant obligations and heightened risks. In addition to existing laws in California, Colorado and other states, Washington State’s My Health My Data Act and Nevada’s Consumer Health Data Privacy Law take effect in March 2024 and will require new or updated privacy notices, enhanced consent and many other compliance steps.

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  Gender-affirming Benefits: Best Practices for Group Health Plans on February 29, 2024

  By The Cook County Record | Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024 @ 7:25am

  Employers and plan sponsors are facing growing – and often conflicting – pressures related to the coverage of gender-affirming care.

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