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<img class="alignright wp-image-5656" src="https://dataprivacymonitor.bakerhostetlerblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/02/email-inbox-computer-screen-GettyImages-483590337.jpg" alt="email menu on monitor screen" width="376" height="250" />Recently, in <em>Dantry v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review</em>, No. 1665 C.D. 2017 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2019), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which  had affirmed the Unemployment Compensation Referee’s decision that Jami M. Dantry (Dantry) was ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits because Dantry’ s conduct rose to the level of willful misconduct based on a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act  (FERPA), and for insubordination.  The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania remanded the matter to the Board for the issuance of a decision determining whether Dantry’s alleged insubordination constituted willful misconduct.

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Clearly Defined HIPAA and FERPA Policies May Help Covered Entities in Defending a Claim for Unemployment Compensation