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A federal district court in Florida has ruled that COBRA does not require an employer, acting in its role as group health plan administrator, to translate COBRA Election Notices into terminated employees' non-English native language. Law. Although employers must...
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, in Branham v. Delta Airlines, that FMLA does not require an employer to notify an employee who may be eligible for FMLA leave about her rights thereunder if the employee has previously requested, and taken, multiple FMLA...
HHS has announced two major settlements it has reached with covered entities to resolve alleged violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. The terms of each settlement agreement require the covered entity to pay a multimillion dollar penalty to HHS and...
The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") has confirmed that it will not seek to further delay the June 9, 2017 applicability date of the new fiduciary rule defining investment advice ("Fiduciary Rule"), the Best Interest Contract Exemption ("BICE") and other related...
The IRS has issued a Chief Counsel Advice addressing whether a benefit paid from an employer's self-funded, fixed-indemnity health plan is taxable when the average amount received by employees for participating in health-related activities, including rewards for...
The House of Representatives has passed a revised version of the American Health Care Act (the "AHCA") to implement certain changes to the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). Although the ACHA was intended to "repeal and replace," it leaves many of the ACA's provisions...
HHS has announced that a health care provider has paid $31,000 and agreed to implement a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"). The settlement resulted from the covered entity...
The Wagner Law Group has again broken new ground by receiving IRS approval of its volume submitter 403(b) plan. The IRS's new pre-approved 403(b) plan program represents the first opportunity for tax-exempt 403(b) plan sponsors, such as charitable and educational...
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently ruled, in Erwood v. Life Insurance Company of North America and Wellstar Health System, Inc. Group Life Insurance Program, that an employer was liable for more than $750,000 to a...
HHS has issued a final rule intended to implement certain changes that insurers contend are necessary to help lower premiums and provide stability to the Affordable Care Act individual health insurance marketplace. Final Rule. The final rule implements certain policy...