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29 Aug 2013, 11:43 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  To nix these and other concerns, the DOL, Internal Revenue Services, Department of Health & Human Services, Customs & Immigration and other federal agencies increasingly are going after businesses that misclassify workers as non-employees. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 8:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
   The action will finalize plans to adopt these rules that the Administration previously announced last December, reported on by Solutions Law Press, Inc. in DOL Plans To Tighten Employment Protections For Disabled Veterans & Other Disabled Employees Signals Need For Businesses To Tighten Defenses. [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 12:45 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The settlement comes as the September 24, 2013 deadline for health plans, health care providers, health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates to update the written business associate agreements that HIPAA requires exist before business associates can be allowed to create, use, access or disclose personally identifiable health care information protected by HIPAA (PHI) to carry out HIPAA-covered… [read post]
6 Aug 2013, 3:39 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In light of these developments, businesses should recognize that this proactive anti-discrimination agenda makes it wise for private businesses and state and local government agencies to take greater care to prevent and position their organizations to defend against potential discrimination and retaliation claims under the INA and a broad range of other employment and other anti-discrimination laws. [read post]
5 Aug 2013, 11:31 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
“Obamacare is actually discouraging small businesses from creating jobs and hiring new employees,” she said. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 5:10 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Businesses sponsoring plans and their leaders, as well as others serving as fiduciaries or investment advisors are cautioned that mishandling of plan assets or investments can create significant liability both for those who improperly handle plan responsibilities and the employer or other plan sponsor, business owner or management, and others who are involved in their selection, oversight and retention. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 1:17 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Sequester Will Cut ACA Small Businesses Health Care Tax Credits For important information about this communication click here. [read post]
22 Jul 2013, 10:34 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
While these updated resources are intended by the agencies to help acquaint businesses with ACA’s requirements, businesses and the insurers and administrators that offer health benefit services need to keep in mind that these resources have risk and limitations. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 8:49 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Rather, health plans and other Covered Entities, employer and other  health plan sponsors, their business associates, and the Web and other technology developers, providers and consultants marketing products, services or other solutions should learn from WellPoint’s hard lesson by ensuring that current and future Web-based applications, portals and other information system components that are or could be used to provide access to PHI incorporate the… [read post]
11 Jul 2013, 3:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
While continuing these preparations to comply with Code Section 4980H in 2015, Large Employers as well as other businesses also need to get busy finalizing preparations for the upcoming 2014 plan year, particularly in the face of fast approaching notice deadlines. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 12:28 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Employee Benefits News, the editor and publisher of Solutions Law Press HR & Benefits Update and other Solutions Law Press Publications, and active in a multitude of other employee benefits, human resources and other professional and civic organizations. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 6:21 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Employee Benefits News, the editor and publisher of Solutions Law Press HR & Benefits Update and other Solutions Law Press Publications, and active in a multitude of other employee benefits, human resources and other professional and civic organizations. [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 12:53 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Since 2003, HIPAA generally has required that health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses and their business associates (“Covered Entities”) restrict and safeguard individually identifiable  health care information (“PHI”) of individuals and afford other protections to individuals that are the subject of that information. [read post]
6 Jun 2013, 3:43 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Health plans, health care clearinghouses, health care providers and their business associates will want to be sure to take into account the Technical Corrections as they rush to update business associate agreements, policies, practices, training and other HIPAA compliance to comply with the Omnibus Rule changes by the September 2013 deadline. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 9:06 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  See e.g., Tough Times Are No Excuse For ERISA Shortcuts;  Mishandling Employee Benefit Obligations Creates Big Liabilities For Distressed Businesses & Their Business Leaders. [read post]
26 May 2013, 1:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Therefore, When reviewing these and other proposed “solutions,” health plan sponsors and fiduciaries, insurers, administrators, brokers and others should ensure that arrangements and their proposed products in form and in structure in fact meet all requirements for characterization and use in the way proposed and that the users fully understand all compliance and liability obligations resulting from the proposed arrangements both in its free-standing… [read post]