The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, overruled Roe v. Wade, the seminal case in which the Court had recognized the existence of the constitutional right for individuals to obtain an abortion. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...more
7/20/2022
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Access ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Women's Rights
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, includes a number of provisions relating to health and welfare plans that will be beneficial to many Americans. In addition, ARPA...more
On December 22, 2017, the tax reform bill, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was signed by President Trump. As we noted in our prior OnPoint (available here) with respect to earlier versions of the...more
12/27/2017
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Affordable Care Act ,
Broker Commissions ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Executive Compensation ,
Individual Mandate ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRA Rollovers ,
Moving ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Restricted Stocks ,
Retirement Plan ,
Roth Conversions ,
Sales Commissions ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform
Wellness programs are trending in the U.S., especially with employers looking for ways to encourage and promote healthy lifestyles for their employees and to reduce the cost of their self-insured group health plan. Regardless...more
10/28/2016
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Confidential Information ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
IRS ,
Medical Examinations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Taxable Income ,
Voluntary Participation ,
Wellness Programs
Many people believe that compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) is solely an issue for health care providers and their affiliates. However, nothing could be further from the...more
10/10/2016
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Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HSA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Self-Insured Health Plans
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) sets forth rules to protect the privacy and security of individuals’ health information that is held by “covered entities,” such as group health plans....more
5/30/2013
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Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Enforcement ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Marketing ,
Penalties ,
PHI ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Subcontractors