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$3 million settlement, HIPAA breach affects 300,000 individuals’ PHI
On May 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a $3 million settlement with Touchstone Medical Imaging (“Touchstone”) for potential violations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) relating to a data breach
DOL Releases Second Guidance on Recent AHP Litigation
In response to the recent litigation surrounding association health plans (“AHPs”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its second guidance on May 13, 2019, regarding the United States District Court for the District of Columbia’s decision vacating key portions of
A Timeline of the AHP Final Rule and Recent Litigation
On June 21, 2018, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published an Association Health Plan Final Rule (“AHP Final Rule” or “Final Rule”) expanding the definition of “employer” under ERISA Section 3(5) for purposes of determining how an association health plan
IRS Revises EPCRS Guidance, Expands Corrections Available Under Self-Correction Program
On April 19, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Revenue Procedure (“Rev. Proc.”) 2019-19 –the most recent comprehensive official guidance to the IRS’s Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”). EPCRS generally permits 401(k) plan sponsors to correct certain operational