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3 Aug 2016, 2:19 pm by Michael Grossman
The FDA does what its resources permit, but millions of these dangerous products still make it to consumers’ homes. [read post]
1 Aug 2016, 9:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
About The Author A Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel, the American Bar Foundation and the Texas Bar Foundation, Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, the author of this update, [read post]
28 Jul 2016, 2:30 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employers, insurers and other health plan sponsors or issuers (health plans), health care providers, healthcare clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates should reevaluate the adequacy of their practices and procedures for the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI) on or accessible through laptops or other mobile devices in light of the $2.75 million penalty and other schooling the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) just… [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 1:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel, past Chair and current committee Co-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) RPTE Section Employee Benefits Group, Vice Chair of the ABA Tort & Insurance Practice Section Employee Benefits Committee, former Chair of the ABA Health Law Section Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group, a former ABA Joint Committee on… [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]
24 Jun 2016, 10:18 am by John Elwood
Resource Investments, Inc. v. [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]
2 Jun 2016, 9:30 pm by Justin Daniel
Hawkes Co., Inc. that a determination by the Army Corps of Engineers that a body of water falls under federal jurisdiction and is therefore subject to the Clean Water Act’s permit requirements can be appealed directly to the federal court system. [read post]
31 May 2016, 4:05 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer works with businesses and their management, employee benefit plans, governments and other organizations deal with all aspects of human resources and workforce management operations and compliance. [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 Question (FAQ… [read post]
2 May 2016, 8:54 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
  Requires a level of resources that small companies don’t have. [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 9:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel, the American Bar Foundation and the Texas Bar Foundation, Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is a noted Texas-based management lawyer and consultant, author, lecturer and policy advocate, recognized as among the “Top Rated Labor & Employment Lawy [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 9:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel, the American Bar Foundation and the Texas Bar Foundation, Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is a noted Texas-based management lawyer and consultant, author, lecturer and policy advocate, recognized as among the “Top Rated Labor & Employment Lawy [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 10:07 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health Plans, Sponsors & Business Associates Should Verify Plan’s HIPAA Compliance Employers and other health plan sponsors and the health plan fiduciaries and business associates providing services involving dealings on behalf of the plan with protected health information just received another reminder to confirm and be prepared to prove all required business associate agreements are in place and that the health plans otherwise properly are administering all policies, practices,… [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 10:07 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health Plans, Sponsors & Business Associates Should Verify Plan’s HIPAA Compliance Employers and other health plan sponsors and the health plan fiduciaries and business associates providing services involving dealings on behalf of the plan with protected health information just received another reminder to confirm and be prepared to prove all required business associate agreements are in place and that the health plans otherwise properly are administering all policies, practices,… [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 4:55 pm by Kevin LaCroix
  Last year, the American Bar Association reported in its annual Legal Technology Survey that one in four firms with at least 100 attorneys have experienced data breaches involving hackers, website attacks or stolen or lost smartphones, tablets or laptop computers. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Investment Advice Not Covered By Rule While the Rule reaches broadly, not all communications with financial advisers are covered fiduciary investment advice under the Rule. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Investment Advice Not Covered By Rule While the Rule reaches broadly, not all communications with financial advisers are covered fiduciary investment advice under the Rule. [read post]