The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released its Q1 2022 Cybersecurity Newsletter March 17. Let’s review OCR’s guidance for HIPAA-Covered Entities (CEs) who house and transmit protected health information (PHI). …
Congress recently passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. Readers may remember the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 which included the No Surprises Act and numerous transparency-related provisions that caused …
On February 23, 2022, the IRS released new proposed regulations on required minimum distributions (“RMDs”) under tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans. Among other things, the new proposed regulations incorporate …
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the “Departments”) issued a Memorandum in response to the recent decision of a Texas court invalidating certain portions of …
Summary: A new IRS mortality table effective on and after January 1, 2022 may lower the amount of required minimum distributions (“RMDs”) under 401(k) retirement plans for many participants required …
