Human Resources (HR) Professionals are required to maintain and protect a lot of sensitive information. Research what the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is and answer each the following:

1. What do HR Professionals need to pay attention to regarding HIPAA?
2. How can HR Professionals help protect sensitive employee information that they work with (e.g., dates of birth, social security numbers, home addresses, etc.)?
3. If an HR teammate had poor ethics, they could potential sell and/or compromise employees' sensitive information by sharing it with other people. How can companies protect themselves from this type of risk?