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 […]
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 […]
PCORI Fee Gets 10-Year Extension
The Cadillac Tax is officially out – but the PCORI Fee is here to stay for another decade. On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed […]
Cadillac Tax Officially Repealed
On December 20, 2019, the Cadillac Tax was officially repealed on December 20, 2019, as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. The Cadillac […]
Individual Mandate Declared Unconstitutional; ACA Remains Law For Now
After an eagerly awaited decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate unconstitutional. However, the Fifth Circuit remanded […]
HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Transparency in Health Care Coverage
In an effort to provide increased transparency in American health care, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) have […]
Failure to Properly Report HIPAA Breach Results in $2.175 Million Settlement by Sentara Hospitals
In order to settle potential violations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Sentara Hospitals, a Virginia-based network of 12 hospitals, has agreed […]
IRS Releases Draft 2019 Forms 1094/1095
The 2019 Forms 1094/1095-B (B Forms) and Forms 1094/1095-C (C Forms) have been released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), along with their corresponding instructions. […]
Advanced Copies of 2019 Form 5500 Released
Advanced copies of the 2019 Form 5500 series, including schedules and attachments, were recently released by the Department of Labor (DOL), Internal Revenue Services (IRS), […]