Compliance

In the era of #MeToo, employers must carefully craft and enforce policies prohibiting sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. It’s not only the right thing to do, but it’s also a [...]

In our last blog, Vocalink Global’s own Mohamed Hassan related the lessons he’s learned from his sons as they acclimated to American schools while working on their English language [...]

In August of 2017, I moved my family from Cairo, Egypt to the Dayton, Ohio area … just in time for my three children to start school! I am a long-time translation and localization professional, [...]

Over the past several years, the United States Department of Labor ramped up its scrutiny of the classification of workers as “independent contractors.” Both the National Labor Relations Board [...]

The Content Lifecycle A quick internet search of the phrase “content lifecycle” will demonstrate two things: Having a good content lifecycle management strategy is important; and There are dozens [...]

Think back for a moment on all the training & programs for medical, health & human services, “Continuing Education Units,” seminars, webinars, conferences and workshops you’ve attended [...]

In 1974 – just three short years after schools in San Francisco, California were desegregated following a federal court order – the Supreme Court of the United States tackled a different type of [...]

When the topic “Language Access Compliance in Healthcare” comes up, most people immediately think of medical interpreters facilitating communication in Spanish or Arabic or Chinese. Others may [...]

Let’s face it. Going to the hospital is not something that anyone does for fun. It’s called an “emergency” department for a reason. Now, for a moment, add to the chaos of an emergency [...]

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research recently surveyed nearly 500 Hispanic Adults in the U.S. on the important topic of communication in health care. While the survey [...]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA“) and its supporting regulations protect what’s called “Protected Health Information” or [...]

Most of us have used Google Translate or a similar, free language translation web tool or app to look up a word or phrase. But what happens when Google Translate is used as the primary means of [...]