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HHS lowers HIPAA annual upper limits to better reflect text of HITECH Act
The Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) has issued a Notification of Enforcement Discretion for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH Act”) changing the cumulative annual civil money penalties (“CMPs” or “penalties”) for each
2020 Medicare Part D Benefit Parameters Released
Click here to access the full Announcement from CMS on April 1, 2019. Click here to access 2020 Medicare Advantage Ratebook details via CMS’ website. Medicare Part D is a federal program that subsidizes the cost of prescription drugs for
DOL Proposed Regulations on Overtime Exemption Could Increase 401(k) Plan Contributions
On March 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued proposed regulations that, if adopted in proposed form, would substantially increase compensation thresholds used to determine whether executive, administrative, and professional employees must be paid overtime. The DOL has provided
The ABC’s of FMLA: A Preamble
In the employee benefit regulation world, the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA” or “Act”) takes a back seat to ERISA, perhaps because it is commonly slotted as “employment law” subject to States’ interpretations. However, let’s pause a