Legislation
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
May 2010
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act establishes a national system of fraud detection so victims can alert all three major credit rating agencies with a single phone call.
Starting June 1, 2005, employers must destroy personal information about their employees before they throw it out if the source of the information was a credit report. That means "shredding or burning" paper documents or "smashing or wiping" computer disks.
The federal government's website states: "Although the Disposal Rule applies to consumer reports and the information derived from consumer reports, the Federal Trade Commission encourages those who dispose of any records containing a consumer's personal or financial information to take similar protective measures."
Learn more:
FACTA: The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003
FACTA Act Compliance Personal Information A Guide to Business.
Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)
May 2010
This 1999 law requires financial institutions and businesses that receive personal information in the course of conducting their business to establish safeguards for the handling and disclosure of that information.
Learn more:
GLBA: Graham Leach Bliley Act of 1999.
Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
May 2010
This 2002 legislation creates new requirements for businesses and accountants to maintain corporate audit records or review working papers for 5 years beyond the year in which the audit is concluded. The new law addresses destroying or altering documents that are relevant to contemplated or ongoing investigations or official actions.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
May 2010
This 1996 law and the accompanying 2002 regulation known as the Privacy Rule restrict how health care providers handle and disclose patient health information. In general, health care providers must ensure that only approved personnel handle protected health information, and then only for purposes specified in the law and regulation.
Learn more:
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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May 2010
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act establishes a national system of fraud detection so victims can alert all three major credit rating agencies with a single phone call.
Starting June 1, 2005, employers must destroy personal information about their employees before they throw it out if the source of the information was a credit report. That means "shredding or burning" paper documents or "smashing or wiping" computer disks.
The federal government's website states: "Although the Disposal Rule applies to consumer reports and the information derived from consumer reports, the Federal Trade Commission encourages those who dispose of any records containing a consumer's personal or financial information to take similar protective measures."
Learn more:
FACTA: The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003
FACTA Act Compliance Personal Information A Guide to Business.
Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)
May 2010
This 1999 law requires financial institutions and businesses that receive personal information in the course of conducting their business to establish safeguards for the handling and disclosure of that information.
Learn more:
GLBA: Graham Leach Bliley Act of 1999.
Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
May 2010
This 2002 legislation creates new requirements for businesses and accountants to maintain corporate audit records or review working papers for 5 years beyond the year in which the audit is concluded. The new law addresses destroying or altering documents that are relevant to contemplated or ongoing investigations or official actions.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
May 2010
This 1996 law and the accompanying 2002 regulation known as the Privacy Rule restrict how health care providers handle and disclose patient health information. In general, health care providers must ensure that only approved personnel handle protected health information, and then only for purposes specified in the law and regulation.
Learn more:
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
»View Press Release
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