The September Monthly Minute highlights the DOL’s extension of existing cybersecurity guidance to health and welfare plans and also addresses the new HIPAA reproductive health privacy rule....more
9/19/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Internet ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues
The August Monthly Minute highlights new IRS guidance addressing student loan matching programs, HHS’s increases to civil monetary penalties and Form 5330 paper filing updates....more
8/28/2024
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
E-Filing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Contributions ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Filing Requirements ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
IRS ,
Medicare ,
Privacy Laws ,
Required Forms ,
SBC ,
SECURE Act ,
Student Loans
The February Monthly Minute addresses new IRS electronic filing requirements, the extension of pre-deductible telehealth coverage, and the end of the public health and national emergencies’ impact on benefit plan coverage and...more
2/28/2023
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
IRS ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
The July Monthly Minute addresses a steep settlement and corrective action plan resulting from a widespread HIPAA breach, along with recent employer-friendly cases that highlight judicial support for inclusion of actively...more
7/28/2022
/ 401k ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Investigations ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Malware ,
Penalties