Zoe M. Argento, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C. to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s Employee Data Protection: FTC's Reasonable Data Security Guideposts for Employers

New York, NY, February 13, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Zoe M. Argento, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C. to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s Employee Data Protection: FTC's Reasonable Data Security Guideposts for Employers in 2015 LIVE Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Zoe M. Argento, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C. will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Employee Data Protection: FTC's Reasonable Data Security Guideposts for Employers in 2015 LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for February 13, 2015 from 10:00am – 12:00pm (ET).

Event Synopsis:

The June 2014 ruling by a judge that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must testify about the data security standards it uses to enforcement action against LabMD, Inc. has heightened interest in the security of employees’ data. This case should be a warning to employers to take notice of their obligations to safeguard employee data. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) already includes ‘reasonable and appropriate’ safeguards for protecting private health information. The challenge for employers is how to determine ‘reasonable’ security requirements for their employees.

In this two-hour Live webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders assembled by The Knowledge Group will help Employers understand the important aspects of this case. They will provide an in-depth discussion of Employee Data Protection with regard to the FTC’s Reasonable Data Security Guideposts for Employers in 2015. Speakers will also offer best practices in developing and implementing an effective implementation and establishment of employee data security programs.

· Key issues include that will be covered in this course are:
- FTC’s Standards for Reasonable Data Security – An Overview
- Employer’s Obligations in Safeguarding Employee’s Data
- Enforcement Risks & Mitigating Data Security Breaches
- Establishing an Effective Information Security Program
- Risks: Third Parties and Vendors
- Document Destruction

About Zoe M. Argento

Zoe M. Argento represents and counsels clients on all aspects of workplace privacy and information security. She has written extensively on subjects related to data rights and security, intellectual property, and internet law, and has given many presentations on these topics. She regularly provides advice to businesses of all sizes on:

- Workplace privacy and information security
- Social media and other new technologies affecting the workplace
- State data protection laws
- Security incident response

Prior to Littler, Zoe taught internet, privacy, intellectual property, and torts law at Roger Williams University School of Law. She also practiced privacy, data security, and intellectual property law at a large law firm in Boston. After graduating law school, she clerked for Chief Judge Mary Lisi at the U. S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

About Littler Mendelson P.C.

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice with more than 1,000 attorneys in over 60 offices worldwide. Littler represents management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serves as a single source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 70 years. Littler is the collective trade name for an international legal practice, the practicing entities of which are separate and distinct professional firms. For more information, visit www.littler.com

For further details, please visit:
http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/employee-data-protection-ftcs-reasonable-data-security-guideposts-for-employers-in-2015-live-webcast/

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org