Dustin Berger

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Dustin Berger is Of Counsel and counsels clients on data security, privacy, and employment matters. He has represented clients in a variety of civil litigation matters in trial and appellate courts as well as before state and federal administrative agencies.

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HHS Issues Practical New Cybersecurity Guidance for Healthcare Businesses of all Sizes

By Dustin Berger and Sarah Bimber on Posted in Data Privacy and Security, National
In late January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council issued a new cybersecurity guidance document for healthcare businesses of all sizes. The guidance document, entitled “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients,” available at https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/405d/Pages/hic-practices.aspx, provides concrete and practical guidance for addressing what the … Continue Reading

Washington Supreme Court Announces Zero-Tolerance Approach to Sexual Harassment in Places of Public Accommodation

By Jim Shore and Dustin Berger on Posted in Employment Law, Washington
The Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) prohibits “places of public accommodation” from discriminating against their customers on the basis of several protected characteristics, including, without limitation, sex, race, national origin, and sexual orientation. Sexual harassment is one prohibited form of such sex-based discrimination.  Generally speaking, a place of public accommodation is any business that is … Continue Reading
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