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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Happy Holidays! The December Monthly Minute includes a fiduciary checkup reminder and a look at HHS’ recent settlement stemming from a phishing attack that impacted ePHI of nearly 35,000 individuals....more
12/21/2023
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The July Monthly Minute introduces Part I of our mental health parity update and provides highlights of the newly released proposed rules under the MHPAEA.
Part I: New Proposed Rules Addressing Mental Health Parity...more
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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