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RxDC Reporting: What HR Pros and Brokers Need to Know
2024 HIPAA Reproductive Privacy Rule Status Update
MD Family and Medical Leave Insurance Potential Delay
Valentine’s Day Reminder: Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS
New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law: What to Know
New Requirements for ACA Forms 1095-B and 1095-C
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HHS Issues 2020 Penalties for HIPAA Noncompliance
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued final rgulations adjusting civil penalties for annual inflation, including violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). These violations include those under HIPAA's Privacy
2020 Penalty Amounts for ERISA Health and Welfare and 401(k) Plans
To adjust for annual inflation, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the 2020 civil monetary penaltis for certain violations of health and retirement plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The DOL must annually adjust these amounts
Loss of Unencrypted Laptop Leads to $65,000 HIPAA Settlement
The last major settlement of 2019 regarding violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) may not have been the largest penalty of the year; but it nonetheless demonstrates the importance of compliance with HIPAA. On December 30,
How Will The SECURE Act Affect Me? Highlights of Some of the Top New Provisions Affecting 401(k) Plans (PART ONE)
Passed by Congress and signed into law at the midnight hour as part of the 2019 comprehensive budget appropriation package, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (“SECURE”) Act is now the law of the land. In our previous