In the December Monthly Minute, we are wrapping up key benefits developments (including a SECURE 2.0 refresh, a look at HIPAA reproductive health care privacy, and the revised NQTL requirements) and offer action items for...more
12/19/2024
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
NQTLs ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
SECURE Act
The October Monthly Minute highlights two recent retirement plan cases, one in which the court sides with the plan and emphasizes plan administrative review over specific investment results and another where plaintiffs are...more
10/23/2024
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Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Disclosure ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement Plan ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation
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
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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
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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
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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
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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