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5 Aug 2013, 11:31 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Businesses and workers concerned that the definition of “full-time” employment as 30 hours per week in the “pay-or-play” penalties of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to by the public  as “Obamacare”) is hurting American workers may want to share their input on recently introduced legislation that would raise the number of hours an employee must work to qualify as “full-time”  for purposes of the pay-or-pay… [read post]
18 Apr 2013, 3:02 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For Help or More Information If you need help reviewing and updating, administering or defending your group health or other employee benefit, human resources, insurance, health care matters or related documents or practices to respond to emerging health plan regulations, monitoring or commenting on these rules, defending your health plan or its administration, or other health or employee benefit, human resources or risk management concerns, please contact the author of this update,… [read post]
11 Jul 2013, 3:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday (July 10, 2013) shared its first “formal” guidance officially implementing the Obama Administration’s decision to delay until 2015 enforcement of certain of the employer shared responsibility or “pay-or-play” rules of new Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 4980H first informally announced by Department of Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Mark Mazar in this July 2 Blog. [read post]
12 May 2017, 4:54 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer’s legal, management and governmental affairs work has focused on helping health industry, health benefit and other organizations and their management use the law, performance and risk management tools and process to manage people, performance, quality, compliance, operations and risk. [read post]
12 May 2017, 2:39 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer’s legal, management and governmental affairs work has focused on helping health industry, health benefit and other organizations and their management use the law, performance and risk management tools and process to manage people, performance, quality, compliance, operations and risk. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 9:35 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer’s legal, management and governmental affairs work has focused on helping health industry, health benefit and other organizations and their management use the law, performance and risk management tools and process to manage people, performance, quality, compliance, operations and risk. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 10:21 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
About The Author Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is a noted Texas-based management lawyer and consultant, author, lecturer and policy advocate, recognized for her nearly 30-years of cutting edge management work as among the “Top Rated Labor & Employment Lawyers in Texas” by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® and as among the “Best Lawyers In Dallas” for her work in the field of “Tax: Erisa & Employee Benefits” and “Health… [read post]
19 Aug 2019, 11:58 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Need more information or have questions about your company’s responsibilities under FLSA Section 7(r) or other wage and hour, leave or other workforce, compensation or employee benefit concerns, the author of this update, Cynthia Marcotte Stamer, may be able to help. [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]
28 Nov 2022, 1:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For Help With Comments, Investigations Or Other Needs If your organization would like to learn more about the concerns discussed in this update or seeks assistance auditing, updating, administering or defending its human resources, compensation, benefits, corporate ethics and compliance practices, or other performance related concerns, please contact management attorney and consultant Cynthia Marcotte Stamer. [read post]
17 May 2023, 11:05 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Updated guidance published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) warns employers that the end of the COVID-19 health care emergency did not automatically end employers’ responsibilities to provide accommodations granted during the COVID-19 health care emergency, to consider new requests for accommodation from applicants or employees claiming disability from COVID-19 or other pandemic related conditions, or to comply with the medical confidentiality, interference… [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 8:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
U.S. employers Federal government contractors and subcontractors will be required to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with disabilities and hiring goals for veterans, among other requirements when the Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) moves forward in upcoming weeks to finalize proposed changes to OFCCP regulations originally proposed on December 9. [read post]
24 May 2023, 5:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A newly announced Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) settlement agreement with a medical practice manager business associate highlights the need for health plans and other HIPAA covered entities ensure servers are properly secured and that that they and every third party administrator, technology, audit, accounting and other plan service provider with access to protected health… [read post]
11 Mar 2020, 2:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For more information about the these or other health or other legal, management or public policy developments, please contact the author Cynthia Marcotte Stamer via e-mail or via telephone at (214) 452 -8297. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 1:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In the rush to finalize their health plan designs, contracts and documents for the upcoming 2014 plan year, employer and other health plan sponsors and fiduciaries should use care to review their insurance, broker, administrator and other health plan vendor agreements and vendor-provided plan documents, communications and processes to verify that vendor agreements and the plan designs, documentation, communications and processes they put in place appropriately hold service providers accountable, are… [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 11:27 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For Help or More Information If you need help reviewing and updating, administering or defending your group health insurance,  employee benefit, human resources, insurance, health care matters or related documents or practices to respond to emerging health plan regulations, monitoring or commenting on these rules, defending your health plan or its administration, or other health or employee benefit, human resources or risk management concerns, please contact the author of this update,… [read post]
18 Nov 2018, 8:30 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Self-insured employer and union sponsored health plans, health insurers and other health care payers, health care providers, managed care and practice management service providers and others structuring or working with preferred provider or other managed health care contracts should weigh the potential implications on their health plan provider agreements and managed care practices of the antitrust lawsuit  jointly brought by the U.S. [read post]