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5 Mar 2013, 1:51 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Consequently, business leaders need an correct understanding of what workers are likely considered by regulators to be “common law” employees, and to know how to classify and count which of these workers to decide when their plans are subject to these and other rules and the projected costs and consequences of their health plan decisions. 2. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 2:28 am by Jon Gelman
Any party to these cases can file an appeal with the Labor Department's Office of Administrative Law Judges within 30 days of receipt of the findings. [read post]
23 Feb 2013, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) generally requires that health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses and their businesses associates safeguard personal health care information or “PHI” and restrict its use, access and disclosure in accordance with the extensive and highly detailed requirements of the Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Regulations of the Department of Health & Human Services Office of… [read post]
18 Jan 2013, 5:40 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
As part of the negotiations leading up to the accord, BNSF removed from the program approximately 400 workers. [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 10:34 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Neither the distribution or presentation of these programs and materials to any party n [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 12:30 pm
Note: Maryland is among the U.S. states and territories that operate their own OSHA-approved job safety and health programs and cover state and local government workers as well as private sector workers. [read post]
14 Jan 2013, 9:24 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Since identity theft may begin when a worker misrepresents his or her identity at the commencement of employment, many employers find it beneficial to take reasonable steps to verify the identity and veracity of the documentation that a worker presents when commencing employment. [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 2:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Lauderdale 2013 Standard Mileage Rates Announced IRS Shares Rules Allowing Government Plans To Switch Remedial Amendment Cycles Reminder To Amend Health FSA Plan Terms To Include ACA $2500 Contribution Before 2013 Plan Year Begins Bank’ $1Million Plus Overtime Settlement Shows Risks of Misapplying FLSA’s Administrative Exemption Labor Department Serves The Christmas Light Co. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 1:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Treasury published final regulations (“Regulations”) implementing these new rules on December 6, 2012. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 12:46 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 That’s the clear message of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in its announcement of its first settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule involving a breach of ePHI of fewer than 500 individuals by a HIPAA-covered entity, Hospice of North Idaho (HONI). [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 4:35 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Labor Department filed separate complaints to determine the dischargeability of these obligations and seek the enforcement of any monetary judgment against both individuals to restore the funds to the employee benefit programs. [read post]
20 Dec 2012, 7:00 am by James F. Aspell
(All federal workerscompensation claims are managed by the Department of Labor.) [read post]
30 Nov 2012, 2:21 am by Jon Gelman
Sep 21, 2012 Forklift injuries produce serious workers' compensation claims, so it is no surprise that the U.S. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 3:10 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Get Up To Date On Details of New De-Identification Guidance & Other HIPAA Developments By Participating In 12/12 HIPAA Update Web Workshop Health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates and leadership should check and update their policies and practices for the de-identification of protected health information (PHI) in light of newly-released Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in… [read post]