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15 Sep 2017, 9:00 am
On September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite during Sunday service at the 16th Street Baptist Church, killing four young girls: Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 10:08 am
By Cynthia Marcotte Stamer Childcare providers, employers sponsoring programs that reimburse childcare expenses and American workers and families can expect increases in childcare costs and possible loss or disruption of childcare providers in response to efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase regulation, oversight and enforcement against childcare providers when implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG). [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 6:57 am
Employer and union sponsored health plans, their sponsors, fiduciaries, and business associates should brace for audits and enforcement of the Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification rules by the Department of Health & Human Service Office of Civil Rights (OCR) follow OCR’s 2016 audit program on the heels of its announcement last week of two large HIPAA settlements last week. [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 11:24 am
Employers sponsoring health plans and members of their management named as plan fiduciaries or otherwise having input or oversight over the health plan should verify their company’s group health plan meets the out-of-pocket maximum rules of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) § 1302(c)(1) as well as a long list of other federal health benefit rules to minimize the risk that violations will compel the sponsoring employer to self-assess, self-report on IRS Form 8928, and… [read post]
28 Sep 2015, 2:10 pm
Oil and gas service giant Halliburton, has agreed to pay $18,293,557 to 1,016 employees nationwide to settle charges by the U.S. [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 2:02 pm
U.S. businesses should raise their guard as well as encourage employees and others they deal with to avoid and take steps to avoid getting caught up in potentially fraudulent novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) related or leveraged scams while also taking steps to ensure the defensibility of their own COVID-related dealings with respect to COVID relief programs and Federal Sentencing Guideline and other exposures heightened by the COVID-driven operational changes and events. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 12:07 pm
Employer and other sponsors of non-grandfathered group health plans, their insurers, administrators and fiduciaries should adjust the co-payment, deductible and out of pocket limits applicable for the 2015 plan year to reflect the recent adjustment in the out-of-pocket limits on essential benefits allowed by that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) § 1302(c)(1). [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 10:08 am
By Cynthia Marcotte Stamer Childcare providers, employers sponsoring programs that reimburse childcare expenses and American workers and families can expect increases in childcare costs and possible loss or disruption of childcare providers in response to efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase regulation, oversight and enforcement against childcare providers when implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG). [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 6:57 am
Employer and union sponsored health plans, their sponsors, fiduciaries, and business associates should brace for audits and enforcement of the Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification rules by the Department of Health & Human Service Office of Civil Rights (OCR) follow OCR’s 2016 audit program on the heels of its announcement last week of two large HIPAA settlements last week. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 9:01 am
By: Cynthia Marcotte Stamer Employers, health plans and individual taxpayers should be concerned about reports of deficiencies in the eligibility and enrollment tracking procedures of some health insurance exchanges or “marketplaces” created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are likely to identify individuals enrolling in health insurance coverage offered through the Healthcare.gov and certain state health insurance exchanges or… [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 11:04 am
Today (March 2, 2020) is the deadline for employers and other health benefit program sponsors, insurers, plan administrators and fiduciaries, health care providers, PBMs and other interested persons to comment on proposed federal rule change that would require insured health plans to count drug rebates and price concessions retained by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as administrative expenses for purposes of determining if the issuing insurer is required to rebate premiums under the medical loss… [read post]
17 Sep 2024, 2:22 pm
Employers, health plan sponsors, health care providers should carefully follow the rapidly accelerating battle between the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”), which threatens to reshape how pharmaceutical products are priced and sold to health plans and consumers. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 10:53 am
Recognized as a “Top” attorney in employee benefits, labor and employment and health care law extensively involved in health and other employee benefit and human resources policy and program design and administration representation and advocacy throughout her career, Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is a practicing attorney and Managing Shareholder of Cynthia Marcotte Stamer, P.C., a member of Stamer│Chadwick │Soefje PLLC, author, pubic speaker, management… [read post]
22 Apr 2025, 1:55 pm
With the financial impact to businesses suffering data breaches in 2024 now averaging nearly $5 million and the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) two additional Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) “Risk Analysis Initiative” settlements in seven days, health plans, health care providers, healthcare clearinghouses (“Covered Entities”) and their business associates… [read post]
10 May 2017, 10:20 am
About The Author Recognized by her peers as a Martindale-Hubble “AV-Preeminent” (Top 1%) and “Top Rated Lawyer” with special recognition LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® as “LEGAL LEADER™ Texas Top Rated Lawyer” in Health Care Law and Labor and Employment Law; as among the “Best Lawyers In Dallas” for her work in the fields of “Labor & Employment,” “Tax: Erisa & Employee Benefits,” “Health… [read post]
3 Nov 2016, 3:00 am
For the foregoing reasons, the Court of Appeals affirmed the entry of summary judgment on all claims against Universal, and the entry of summary judgment on Schaefer’s negligence claim and Cynthia Schaefer’s related loss of consortium claim against Dynegy. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 11:07 pm
For More Information Or Assistance If you need help reviewing or updating your health benefit program for compliance with ACA or other laws or with any other employment, employee benefit, compensation or internal controls matter, please contact the author of this article, attorney Cynthia Marcotte Stamer. [read post]
13 Aug 2012, 8:14 am
©2012 Cynthia Marcotte Stamer. [read post]
12 Oct 2007, 11:21 am
The Program in Law and Business Policy includes an impressive array of University of Illinois faculty members including Amitai Aviram, Ralph Brubaker, William Davey, Victor Fleischer, Christine Hurt, Robert Lawless, Andrew Morriss, Larry Ribstein, Paul Stancil, Charles Tabb, and Cynthia Williams. [read post]
24 Feb 2009, 2:00 pm
Berger, Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association PresidentJulie Menin, Community Board 1 Chairperson Benefit CommitteeElyssa Ackerman • Ingrid Arneberg • Anna Backer • Campbell Brown and Dan Senor • Cynthia Bugwadia • Anne Butterfield… [read post]
