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21 Nov 2016, 5:56 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employee benefit plans and tax-exempt organizations facing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audits or investigations after April, 2016, their leaders and advisors should prepare for some changes in the practices IRS agents will use to issue and enforce document requests (IDRs). [read post]
3 Nov 2016, 6:18 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Restaurant employers overwhelmingly are the employers targeted by WHD in the vast majority of the WH Law settlements and prosecutions announced in WHD News Releases published over the past two years, including aggregate back pay and penalty awards of more than $11.4 million recovered through the following 31 actions announced by WHD between January 1, 2016 and October 31, 2016: US Labor Department Investigation Finds Thundercloud Subs Owes Nearly $128KIn Back Wages, Damages To Austin Restaurant… [read post]
27 Oct 2016, 8:48 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Based on these investigations, OCR concluded that while OHSU initially adopted HIPAA Policies, the reported breaches were the result of a series of widespread and ongoing breaches of HIPAA resulted including the following: From January 5, 2011, until July 3, 2013, OHSU disclosed the ePHI of 3,044 individuals in violation of Privacy Rules §§160.103 and 164.502(a) when workforce members disclosed the ePHI to a third party internet-based service provider without obtaining a business… [read post]
19 Oct 2016, 1:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Well known for her extensive work with health care, insurance and other highly regulated entities on corporate compliance, internal controls and risk management, her clients range from highly regulated entities like employers, contractors and their employee benefit plans, their sponsors, management, administrators, insurers, fiduciaries and advisors, technology and data service providers, health care, managed care and insurance, financial services, government contractors and… [read post]
1 Aug 2016, 9:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Brain decision highlights the care that employee benefit plan sponsors, fiduciaries, advisors and service providers and their management must use when responding to allegations or other evidence of wrongdoing relating to an employee benefit plan or its administration, investigating and addressing alleged misconduct or other performance or disciplinary concerns involving parties whose report or involvement in investigations of ERISA or other misconduct could form the basis of a potential… [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 1:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) assessed against Ohio auto parts’ manufacturer, Sunfield, Inc. for safety risks that it exposed temporary workers to by its failure to disconnect machinery from a power supply and prevent sudden movement before maintenance and service, and to train workers in how to operate machine presses safely and to service and maintain them. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 12:23 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer works closely with employer and other plan sponsors, insurance and financial services companies, plan fiduciaries, administrators, and vendors and others to design, administer and defend effective legally defensible employee benefits and compensation practices, programs, products and technology. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 10:21 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A $180,000 wrongful termination settlement that Foothill Packing, Inc. just paid to settle Department of Labor charges illustrates the potential Catch-22 tightrope that employers must walk when choosing between citizens and resident aliens with visas for hiring and firing decisions. [read post]
31 May 2016, 4:05 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Plans and other HIPAA-covered entities and service providers acting as business associates of the Plans are prohibited from using or disclosing individually identifiable protected health information unless the use or disclosure is expressly authorized by the Privacy Rule. [read post]
26 May 2016, 12:05 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health plans and health insurers, health care providers, healthcare clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates should verify that their copying charges and other policies and practices for responding to requests of individuals for copies and other access to protected health information (PHI) comply with the Privacy and Security Rules (Privacy Rule) of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as construed in a new Frequently Asked… [read post]
6 May 2016, 11:45 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer works closely with employer and other plan sponsors, insurance and financial services companies, plan fiduciaries, administrators, and vendors and others to design, administer and defend effective legally defensible employee benefits and compensation practices, programs, p [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 9:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and other group health plan sponsors, fiduciaries and administrators and  individual and group health insurers should confirm their plan documents and practices comply with new additional guidance on when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive care mandates set forth in Public Health Services (PHS) Act section 2713, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) require non-grandfathered group health plans… [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 9:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and other group health plan sponsors, fiduciaries and administrators and  individual and group health insurers should confirm their plan documents and practices comply with new additional guidance on when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive care mandates set forth in Public Health Services (PHS) Act section 2713, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) require non-grandfathered group health plans… [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 10:07 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as stating. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 10:07 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as stating. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A fee or compensation is paid “in connection with or as a result of” such transaction or service if the fee or compensation would not have been paid but for the transaction or service or if eligibility for or the amount of the fee or compensation is based in whole or in part on the transaction or service. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A fee or compensation is paid “in connection with or as a result of” such transaction or service if the fee or compensation would not have been paid but for the transaction or service or if eligibility for or the amount of the fee or compensation is based in whole or in part on the transaction or service. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 10:15 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer works closely with employer and other plan sponsors, insurance and financial services [read post]